A couple years ago, I built a simple online camera simulator to help people better understand their DSLR cameras. It wasn’t perfect – it still isn’t – but I’m pleased with how many people have found it helpful.
It’s now time to build the next version of CameraSim, but for that I need your help!
The current version of CameraSim represents a time investment of hundreds of hours, and building the next version will require even more.
To help fund my development efforts, I am offering the latest desktop version of CameraSim for Windows or Mac at a pay-what-you-want price. My hope is that enough generous purchases will enable me to work fulltime on a bigger/badder CameraSim.
Here is a quick overview of the latest desktop version of CameraSim:
Purchase and Download CameraSim for Windows/Mac
Here’s why I’m so excited about building the next version of CameraSim:
I have a great audience. I’m humbled to have thousands of visitors come to CameraSim every day from all over the world. This puts CameraSim in a good position to help a lot of people, and in doing so, help make the Internet a better place. It sounds cheesy, but that’s truly how I feel.
I’ve done my market research. All those people I just mentioned? Hundreds of them have told me what they like, what they’d like to see, and what completely sucks about CameraSim. I have no shortage of excellent feedback.
I gotz skillz. It’s an exciting time to be a geek, and I feel I have the technical chops to build a killer product. That, and I have a fulltime developer who is way smarter than me. All we both need is more time to make it happen.
Q&A
Q: Why not just work on this in your spare time?
A: We have been, hence the CameraSim you see today. We’ve made improvements to CameraSim over the past several months, but nights and weekends are only getting us so far. The unfortunate reality is that great products don’t emerge from part time efforts. It’s time to go for it or go home.
Q: Why not get investors like a normal startup?
A: We’re not looking to raise millions of dollars and have espresso-bots serve us drinks all day. We are simply appealing to the benevolent Internet to help us get this off the ground. Plus, we want to be beholden to our customers, not investors.
Q: I dig your efforts to help people learn DSLR photography. How do I support you?
A: Just purchase CameraSim for Windows/Mac for as much as you can and feel like you should. Thanks in advance!
Purchase and Download CameraSim for Windows/Mac
