A Hundred Years Hence

c_evans99

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1 Nov 2006 - 1:47 PM

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A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE

Encouraged by the advances in camera automation, a German industrial designer, Fritz Costabel, has dreamed up a camera of a hundred years hence. As far as appearances go, it might just as easily be a submarine, space satellite or vacuum cleaner - the direction in which design will progress is anybody's guess.

Technically, imagination has not been idle, either. This model is envisaged as having radar focusing, transmission of the image to a recording receiver at home, a variable focus lens, built-in electronic flash powered by solar batteries, and automatic push-button operation.

These features are technically perfectly realizable. Some may indeed be found - and highly useful - on certain industrial photographic equipment long before the end of this century.

Yet what of the photographer who takes pictures just for the fun of it? Maybe a proud father after a picture of junior playing on the carpet will appreciate this streamlined bag of tricks. But will an artist be obliged to carry a whole electronic brain around with him to create a picture? Or will he be extinct in a hundred years?

Photoguide Magazine - January 1958.

Are we there yet? And is solar powered flash so great an ideas?

Ceri

Big Bri

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1 Nov 2006 - 9:47 PM

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Thought this was a topic about how old Keith was...

Hundred years Henson


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Carabosse (e2 Member)

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1 Nov 2006 - 10:48 PM

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Still waiting for the "radar focusing" though! ;-D

c_evans99

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2 Nov 2006 - 10:25 AM

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I liked the phrase 'obliged to carry a whole electronic brain around with him' - would make up for all those who don't carry an organic brain around

Ceri