What Happens When You Put Big Lenses on the Tiny Kodak Charmera?
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Key Points:
- The Kodak Charmera keychain camera, a 1.6-megapixel retro-styled toy sold in blind boxes, quickly became a popular holiday gift but is limited by its small built-in lens.
- Camera modifier James Warner, known as Snappiness, purchased multiple Charmeras and successfully upgraded one by replacing its tiny lens with a larger C-mount lens, greatly enhancing image quality and versatility.
- Warner highlights the Charmera’s live view feature and simple internal design as key reasons it is an excellent candidate for lens modification, requiring only basic tools and patience to remove the original lens safely.
- The modification involves 3D-printing or adapting spacers to achieve the correct flange distance, allowing use of a wide range of
