From Kickstart to commerical release: Camera Lucida
The neolucida is now selling to the general public at amazon, limited supply 3k: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G1SYTZM
See the original kickstarter project here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neolucida/neolucida-a-portable-camera-lucida-for-the-21st-ce
The camera lucida is a key component behind David Hockney's book Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters see also:
Vermeer’s Secret Tool: Testing Whether The Artist Used Mirrors and Lenses https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6823528
Later on, once costs are covered, the makers are intending on releasing the plans and info under an open source hardware license..
--Does anybody know of any other open source hardware success stories? Please post info here.
Thanks,
Todd
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