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Hey everyone,

I'm an undergraduate product designer in my final year of study in the UK and have been designing, and making, a new camera concept which has been highly influenced by the lomography values and camera range.

My concept is a low quality digital camera which is capable of taking aerial photographs up to a maximum height of 20 metres. This is possible by a 3 foot balloon built into the camera which is inflated with helium when required. This is all kep connected to the user via a hand held device, similar to a kite reel, which includes controls which will trigger the camera.

Although this is a digital camera I have tried my best at capturing the essence of lomography and it's principles.

I'm looking for some feedback on this idea (I can provide links and more information on it if required.) Any general queries or comments would be appreciated but I'm really interested to know if this is a creative idea that the lomo community would be open to and is interested in.

I'm also looking for some lomo users, or amateur photographers within the UK that would be willing to test my camera out and let me know what they think.
 
loving the idea, and being 'lomo' means the IQ can be **** and its not the point :D

whats the recovery system if you let go of the tether (engineers hat on) nothing else popped into my mind but something will :D
 
The only unusual thing about this is the whole "I want it to be 'lomo' like" thing. I do admit, a camera with an attached balloon for what I assume could result in no-fuss and repeated use is a clever way of going about it, but like many things in life, it's not about doing something new but marketing it in the "right" way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_aerial_photography
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...edge-space-capture-stunning-images-Earth.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bre/291313316/
http://www.modelballoon.com/aerial.html

etc, etc.
 
Having gone to all the trouble of getting a camera 20m in the air, I would want the highest quality images possible.

You can always give them the Lomography look in Photoshop later.

What is the "new camera concept" here?
 
Thanks for all you comments and criticism. Would just like to reiterate that this is only a concept and not a finalised design so there are certain aspects which are not completely resolved.

Is there anyone else that would be willing to test it out for me and let me know what they think??
 
I've always fancied doing some kite photography - one of these days I hope to find a s/h compact with a remote control.
 
There was aguy each year at the classic motor boat rally on the lac du Bourget (Aix les Bains) - navig'Aix is the name of the event. He was walking around with a balloon on a harness rig, radio controlled with a couple of control lines - he could fly the thing out over the harbour, turn it and look back at the moored boats. I think it has a couple of props on it more like an airship than a balloon - but it was round, like the Montgolfier brothers balloon. I didn't really take a lot of notice, because I was there for German Vogue, doing a feature on the boating fashion of the classic boaters.
 
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