Posted 07.18.2012 at 11:14 am
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Turtle Camera
Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs
Camera design is getting more and more interesting as its components get smaller, but there's one major limitation: cameras are always made out of cameras. I know! Ridiculous! Our friends over at Pop Photo put together a list of cameras made out of things that are not cameras--turtle shells, garbage cans, an egg, and more. Take a note, camera makers. Read the full story over at Pop Photo.
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The poor turtle. It must think it's being attacked by a cyborg turtle. Imagine what you would think if it were you and a camera made out of a human body. That's horrible.
Beginnings of the Borg.....
Resistance is reptile.
Oh, this is not new, but very cool to encourage- www.afghanboxcamera.com/
www.ehow.com/how_6733973_make-simple-pinhole-camera.html
http://www.steveirvine.com/ceramic_cameras.html