> They have uses unlike many orphaned formats. One person shoots four
> identical images but puts filter gels over three of the lenses and prints
> up little 'Warhol' sequences.
The person who has the stereo camera I mentioned also has another
multi-lens camera; four lenses in a square format on the front, and when you
press the shutter release they fire _in sequence_ -- sort of like a poor
man's motor drive, except that you get four shots about 1/10th of a second
apart.
Problems with this are twofold: firstly, it produces four quarter-frame
images and, unsurprisingly, the lens isn't too hot so image quality is
sketchy to say the least -- secondly, the body of the camera is made of, of
all things, _transparent_ plastic. The gears and suchlike on the inside are
all exposed, and while the film compartment is theoretically sealed off from
light, there's a definite tendency to wind up with shots of things looking
as if they're in the middle of a firestorm because of the light leak..
Still, another fun camera-shaped toy.
-- dan
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