Modular Concept
Photowebs is a modular system camera, which means that by adding or subtracting components from the base camera, the end user creates a different system camera tailored to each particular application.
Base Camera
The Base Camera in it's simplest form is the foundation of this modular system and as such is not a functioning autonomous camera until you add one or more of the following components:
Image Sensor
Each base camera has room for two image sensors; one for each of the base camera's independent sub-systems. The image sensor is a swappable module that can inserted by the end user. Only one sensor module is necessary to make a functioning camera.
LCD Screen
If you do not have a remote computer or smart-phone at hand - with the necessary Photowebs Remote Control software installed - you will need at least one LCD Screen module to act as an MMI (Man Machine Interface). The LCD Screen module is locked in place such as a lens cap and covers the lens opening of one of the base camera sub-systems to make it possible to use the opposite sub-system as a single functioning camera.
Lens system
The Photowebs System camera has it's own proprietary SE mount lenses. The only moving parts in a Photowebs lens are those necessary to adjust the aperture.
Each Photowebs system camera has it's own sensor-based focusing system which also adjusts the back flange distance of the lens presently being used, making it possible to adapt nearly any lens with an appropriate lens adapter.
Photowebs lens adapters leverages the lenses' filter thread to make a two part lens adapter capable of inserting appropriate legacy lenses inside the camera. Larger lenses not capable of being inserted in the camera can be attached outside the latter using the Photowebs SE lens mount and SE-mount lens adapters.
Some of the features common to all base camera configurations are as follows:
Sensor-based auto-focus system: the image sensor module is set on a linear motion system enabling auto-focus capabilities when using legacy manual focus lenses and SE mount lenses.
In-camera aperture control ring drive: automatic aperture ring control is enabled via adapter on select manual focus lenses with an outside diameter up to 60 mm and with a total length up to 120 mm. SE mount lenses also use this aperture control drive without the need of an adapter.
Post-Processing unit
On its own, the Post-Processing Unit is a x86-based desktop-replacement mobile computer. As such it handles the post-processing duties of the RAW files created by the Photowebs cameras.
When two Base Cameras are attached to the opposite ends of the Post-Processing Unit, the latter is transformed into a multi-functional, multi-lens 2D and 3D system camera.
Optional Modules
Remote-viewfinder
If you do not have a remote computer or smart-phone at hand - with the necessary Photowebs Remote Control software installed - you will need at least one remote-viewfinder module to act as an MMI (Man Machine Interface). The remote-viewfinder is locked in place such as a lens cap and covers the lens opening of one of the base camera sub-systems to make it possible to use the opposite sub-system as a single functioning camera.
As an alternative, you can install the included lens mount cap and use the processor based remote-viewfinder as a remote control.
LCD Remote
This unit is similar to the viewfinder remote. The eye-level viewfinder is replaced by a a 2.8" LCD panel.
Ring Flash
When attached in front of a Photowebs lens or lens adapter, the battery powered, Bluetooth enabled ring flash offers flash illumination suitable for macro photography. The sensor-based focusing system of the base camera makes it possible for any lens to work in macro mode.
