I was always a big fan of the look of TLR cameras. So when I first saw Gakkenflex DIY TLR kit from well-known educational publisher called Gakken in Japan, I was really excited. In fact, this was the first DIY camera kit I bought. I liked it so much that I painted and put leather cover as well.
Another awesome DIY camera kit is Konstruktor from Lomography. Lomography is known for its legendary medium format toy camera Diana and Holga. Lomography also makes pretty interesting cameras. Though Konstruktor is a DIY camera kit, it is definitely a solid film camera and fun to build. I would say it was one of the easiest DIY camera kit to build.
People have said and many would agree, the best camera is the one that’s with you. (Surprisingly, there is a book with the exact title: http://amzn.to/1PcD6xi) Smartphones have made taking much easier, and the quality of pictures have improved a lot over the years. Also, with the abundance of apps and improvements made with AI, taking and editing pictures into unique piece of art/expression made photography accessible and more attractive to many. But I was not a big fan of smartphones and did not convert to it until 2010~2011.
As a camera lover, I like and have multiple interesting and good looking cameras. In general, I am not a big fan of compact digital cameras for various reasons. But I would highly recommend getting a waterproof camera.
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