Not Your Average Pocket Film Size Camera

The Camera from Distortion Design on Vimeo.

In photography, does your equipment match your talent?

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To all photographers who measure their talent by the size of their equipment, it’s time to give up the race. Folks, step right up and meet the Eye of America: a 35-foot long film camera that captures negatives measuring six by four and a half freaking feet. Currently in the possession of Dennis Manarchy, the retro-styled rig is said to barely fit into a truck, and yet can deliver images 1,000 times greater than the average negative. When Manarchy’s not capturing stills for exhibitions that stand two stories tall, he uses the gigantic contraption to teach average folk about how cameras work. Then again, most negatives don’t need to be inspected through windows rigged with LED lights. Frankly, we didn’t think any piece of kit could strike fear into the Maxback — but, that was yesterday. As for a damage deposit on the Eye of America? Well, if you need to ask, you can safely assume you’ve just priced yourself out of the market.

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