Fragment 8
Fragment 8 is a retro digital camera that recreates the look of Super 8 home movies. Modern digital technology is combined with the form of 1960s 8mm film cameras. Video can be recorded at 9 or 24 frames per second and exported through USB as MP4 or GIF files. A mode dial offers off, movie and GIF settings, and a separate button selects the frame rate for different scenes. A rotating plate holds add-on lenses, including kaleidoscope, star and radial filters. The body measures 110 mm wide, 40 mm deep and 90 mm high.
Fragment 8 Retro Camera by Martin Chan was selected as an exceptional illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Fragment 8 Retro Camera earned the Bronze A' Design Award in Camera and Photography Equipment Design in 2020. The A' Camera and Photography Equipment Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design award that celebrates exceptional design of cameras, lenses, tripods, flashes, light meters, camera bags, filters, photo editing software and more.
