Every Camera has a SOUL (?)

[Ari]

Yes, that camera has a soul.
Right now it's saying "I used to be a f&%#ing tortoise!"

[E. von Hoegh]

Well, lets see. Mahogany once was alive, as was the sheep the bellows leather came off. Then the textiles in the rest of the bellows, (all those silkworms!), trees the pulp for the pasteboard stiffeners came from...the hide glue came from the hide and hoofs of who-knows-what. I'd say my V8 has many souls bound up in it.

Anyone have contact info for a competent excorcist??

[codex0]

It's an interesting enough camera, but the execution (craftsmanship) leaves something to be desired in my opinion.

The only other cameras I've seen in this vein are here : http://boyofblue.com/cameras.html

[Honour & Crab]

Thank you everyone for a promising start.

cdholden: Most folks expect something functional when bidding on a "camera" from that section of auction items on Ebay.

This is true. Maybe its about time to rethink the general definition of what a "camera" actually is. But obviously ebay is the wrong place for such a discussion. you wouldnt want to know what kind of names we were called by the guy who actually bought the 2 cameras (officially of course).

frank: thank you for the idea with the skull cam, i put someone from the team on research. will keep you uptodate!

sanchi heuser: by using the general word of "soul" i meant the spirit, the energy that (in some beliefs) inhabits everything, be it stone, machine or human being. the source of power that holds everything together, keeps everything in flux . rereading your post, i realize you answered it yourself.
do you know the days when a camera does what it wants? when it wants you to know how it feels?

john: a frozen turkey pinhole? very interesting! also the idea of using a transitional material.

in the meantime, an update on the current test arrangement

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[Jim Michael]

frank: thank you for the idea with the skull cam, i put someone from the team on research. will keep you uptodate!

Buffalo skull

[John Koehrer]

Go for the skull-cam next, that will really get attention.

You asked:

http://boyofblue.com/cameras/yama.html

Now, aren't you sorry?

[northway]

I grew up hearing that carrots were good for vision; now I can see that tortoise soup will help me to see my inner soul...

[E. von Hoegh]

I grew up hearing that carrots were good for vision; now I can see that tortoise soup will help me to see my inner soul...

But only if you put carrots in it.

[Honour & Crab]

Thank you for all your comments!

We'd like to use the opportunity of this post to present our latest model, the BookCam (the Heritage and Technique Edition), specially designed to photograph through 2142 pages of essential Photohistory, Theory and Techniques: Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Günther Spitzing, Ansel Adams, Beaumont Newhall, the Hulton Getty Collection and last but not least, Peter Barry.

Also we were welcoming the honest critiques concerning craftmanship. It was handed over to the technical department and we are happy to present a beautifully executed and flawless construction this time.

Further comments are very much appreciated.

[jb7]

You can't be accused of producing a one-liner this time, I suppose-
or even that your cameras lack focus...
You could add another hefty volume on Macro Photography for the close up version-