This is such a cool little camera! An awesome gift for those who are fans of vintage (or really any) camera bodies, photography lovers, tinkerers and people who like to build things. Could be a fun way to introduce your teen into photography or a really cool gift if they already are interested. You get to completely build this camera - upon opening the lid you will have the 2 versions you can choose from building and all the parts to make your own DIY functional camera body. They include 2 lenses, a wrist strap and the different frames as well as the hardware and charger cord. The presentation is really wonderful when you lift up the (already beautiful) packaging. The builds are both fairly simple and easy as everything is already kind of laid out how you need. You just follow the diagram on the top of the lid which has clear labels for the parts and what order to install them. Once built the camera actually takes pretty decent photos and is very easy to use. The camera is a bit small but still feels nice to hold and use. They also include a 32gb microSD card though the camera supports up to 128gb cards. The one downside I came across is that they require you to use 2AAA batteries, and also don't provide you with them which I think is a little silly. Read more

Let me be clear, this is not a disposable. But if you were around in the 90s, then I'm sure you're familiar with the one time use cameras that everyone, especially younger folks were carrying around during those days. This camera is pretty much the same thing, except its reusable, its digital, and its pretty. In and of itself, its a cool idea and I'm always a big fan of see through cases on electronics that allow you to see the circuit boards and innards. But this camera is listed at $270 currently, and it doesn't really bring much to the table other than truly exquisite packaging and presentation. It takes photos well enough... but not $270-well-enough. As a gift, it would present well.. I guess? Read more

This kit is definitely not intended for the casual photographer - however, any photography or camera enthusiast will thoroughly enjoy not just using this camera but also in the assembly and cool features Presentation is exceptional Read more

So this is basically a little kit that you assemble to make a thin camera. I will say the presentation is actually quite nice. The box it comes in looks great and the parts themselves look pretty good as well. I'm just not sure I see the value here. Yes, the parts look interesting, but once you have assembled everything you get a odd looking camera with image quality on par with those $30 cameras you see in discount stores. There is no real shutter button but instead a cutout of the wood that you press so it bends down and touches the button underneath. Nothing felt very secure once it was all assembled. I don't know...I just don't get it. Again, it looks interesting but the functionality just isn't there nor is the image quality. I guess if this was priced at around $50 it might make an interesting gift? Read more

This DIY camera is actually pretty good! First off, I really love the overall presentation and design. Everything came nicely packaged and very well organized. All of the pieces feel well made and don't feel cheap. I was quite impressed. Putting the camera together was a little confusing at first by following the directions because they have a good bit of extra pieces in the kit. I wish they included better directions, but all in all, it wasn't difficult, just not as smooth as I would have liked. That could have been partially user error, so take that with a grain of salt. I would recommend putting the SD card in before putting it together as the cut out for the SD card didn't quite line up with the cutout of the metal frame, making it impossible to take the card out without taking apart the camera. Again, maybe this was user error, but I tried a few different ways and still couldn't get it to line up. Anyhow, that's not a total deal breaker as you can still plug the camera into your USB port to download the photos and videos. This port is easily accessed through the cutout of the metal frame. A microSD card and SD card adapter are included in this kit - which is a nice added touch. Everything you need (except for the 2 AAA batteries) is included. I really like the overall design of this and they give you 2 different covers to put on to change the overall look. They also include 2 different lenses you can put on for different views. The overall photo quality really surprised me with this DIY vintage camera. The photos are pretty high quality and the different effects you use are pretty cool. It's as easy as "flipping a switch" to utilize the different effects. I have attached a few photos using the wide angle lens to this review. Overall, it's a very easy camera to use once put together. All things considered, this is a really cool camera kit and despite my issues putting it together, I really enjoy it. Again, I was very impressed with the image quality given the price and the overall functionality of this camera. This is a great camera to get older, vintage looking photos in a really fun way! Read more