Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua by Martin Chan

Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua by Martin Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Instrumenta Photographica Competition Category.

AesInstrumenta Photographica· 2020

Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua

by Martin Chan

Client: Lofty factory Company Limited

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Instrumenta Photographica Category

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The Design

About Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua

Textus Libri: Fragmentum 8 est machina photographica digitalis antiqua quae speciem pelliculārum domesticārum Super 8 reficit. Ars digitalis moderna cum forma machinarum photographicarum pelliculae 8mm annorum 1960 coniungitur. Pellicula 9 vel 24 imaginibus in secundo singulo capi potest et per USB ut fasciculi MP4 vel GIF exportari. Rota modorum optiones off, pelliculae, et GIF praebet, et button separatus celeritatem imaginum pro variis scaenis eligit. Lamina rotans lentes additicias tenet, inter quas filtra caleidoscopica, stellata, et radialia. Corpus 110 mm latum, 40 mm profundum, et 90 mm altum metitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Fragment 8 Retro Camera Munus Primarium: Machina Photographica Digitalis Antiqua necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Fragment 8 retro camera uses modern digital technology to faithfully recreate the authentic look of Super 8 home movies, but with the convenience of USB output in either MP4 or GIF formats. The Fragment 8 can shoot in either 9 frames per second or 24 and options include three different add-on lenses for specialized effects.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 110mm x Depth 40mm x Height 90mm (Body)
Tags: fragment, 8mm, retro, camera, video, gif, effect
Production Technology: We developed a system inside the camera that allow user to directly output the video as the gif format. User can easily capture the gif format video by clicking a simple button.
Design Challenge: N/A
Research: N/A
Inspiration: The aim of this project is to promote the culture of recording bits of life by way of intuitive shooting, to capture those conveniently forgotten fragments in life.

In designing this camera, we combined the features of 8mm film camera in the 1960s with the technology of modern digital photography. We hope this product can revolutionize traditional camera and create new opportunities for the culture of photography.
Project Duration: This project started from March 2019 in Hong Kong
Operation Flow: There are three operating mode including "off", "movie" and "gif" mode. User can turn on the camera by rotating the mode button to either "movie" or "gif" mode. There is also a frame per second selection button for different scene applications. A rotating plate can be installed to convenience the user in applying different filter lenses such as Kaleidoscope Six, Star Filter and Radial Filter, etc..
Patents: N/A
Team Members: Martin Chan
Yin Lam
Image Credits: N/A