I was tooling around in APUG and found a link to this camera. I thought this was awesome.
I admire people who build their own cameras. It might take time away from taking photographs, but it makes the experience uniquely yours.
This is some real dedication of time and knowledge to the hobby.
Here he basically shows How to Build a 35mm SLR
I know I’ll never get around to building a 35mm SLR, but I’m happy I found this one.
Large format is another matter altogether. That’s next year’s project. I’ll do that as soon as I make a bunch of cabinetry for the house.