Swappable lenses are common, but one engineer is building a fully customizable modular camera system that can swap sensors, mounts, and software. Built by a German engineer, the Circuit Valley CHC5 could be the world’s first commercially available modular camera system.
The CHC5 modular design means that tinkerers can build a custom setup that ranges from global shutters to highly sensitive low-light sensors to even a black-and-white shooter. The initial Sony-built sensors available for the system range from a 1/2.3-inch sensor all the way up to a Micro Four Thirds.
