fotolopithecus Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>I've just read that the soon to be announced Nikon D7200 will be manufactured in a revolutionary new way.<br> Like the D5300, and newer D5500, the D7200 will share the same monocoque construction. Unlike those two cameras it will replace the carbon fiber component with spider silk. The spider silk will give the new D7200 a body that is nearly bullet proof, and which is as light as a feather. The danger of losing your grip on the camera will also be greatly diminished owing to the spider silk. Anyone who has watched a moth trying to extricate itself from a sider's web knows full well that that stuff be sticky. In addition it's also ten times the strength of steel for those of us tough on our cameras.<br> Of course there's a possibility that I've made this entire story up out of whole cloth.......... very, very, strong whole cloth, made from spider's silk. ;) ;) </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_momary Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>...<br> Spidercam, Spidercam,<br> Does whatever a D4 can<br> Spins a raw, any size,<br> Catches photons just like flies<br> Look Out !<br> Here comes the Spidercam.<br> ...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_k. Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>You forgot to mention that it will also have a cloaking device built in, permanently on, so no one will be able to see it. For storage it will use operators brain, transferring images (with no buffer limitations) straight to the persons mind. Did I mentioned that according to the rumors it will be free?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmind Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>Jim...brilliant! lol</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_6502147 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>Didn't realize it was April 1 already.</p> <p>Les</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotolopithecus Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>You guys seem skeptical, I'm not sure what I've ever done to lose credibility. ;) ;)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_watson1 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>Following widespread complaints of D7200 defects, Nikon finally admits it used silk from cheap GMO spiders after denying it for months.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2d Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>Leave it to Nikon to build a translucent camera body, just like their N-90 that needed three hands to operate, :-)</p> -------------- My Architectual Photography: Architectural-Cinematographer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>I'm holding out for Kevlar.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotolopithecus Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>I don't know, Kevlar's kind of old school these days. I mean I have stereo speakers made from Kevlar that are almost 15 years old. Making a camera from Spider silk is really an exciting new application for a product that's been around for millions of years. It's a underutilized resource, and would be a marketing dream come true.<br> Spider farms will crop up all over the place, and provide thousands of high skilled careers for Spider wranglers. In the meantime Spiders might be trained to weave an entire camera themselves. Oh no, this definitely the best idea I've had in a long time. Who could reasonably disagree but an Arachnophobic. ;) ;)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 <p>No spider farms in MY neighborhood!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billangel Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 <p>Maybe you are on to something here. :-) Might it be possible to store the spider silk in its liquid form in the reservoir of a 3D printer, and then have the 3D printer "weave" the camera body?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 <p>Sorry but when it comes to cameras I associate Heavy with quality; Light with cheap...</p> <p>of course I mean relatively heavy, or what they call Heft.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebu_lamar Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 <p>So Bruce are you going to buy one?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotolopithecus Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 <p>Oh yeah! I'll definitely be getting one, even if it turns out they're made by slave spiders paid in flies. I'm a socially unconscious person in case you haven't noticed. ;)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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