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Design #257: Weegee

 

atelier ying, nyc.

 

Of course you can just conceal a tiny camera inside of a hot dog bun, as was done for detective/spy cameras. Yet how much more sophisticated to have drop bed design with the characteristics of the iconic American sandwich?

 

Weegee would have loved this variant design for a 2x3 Baby Speed Graphic, where the drop bed forms a ramp nestling a pair of his extra long Nat Sherman custom cigars. A guillotine cutter works by turning the focusing screws. Tiny drawers below hold matches, humidifying element, and a 15-foot long string which pulls out in order to rapidly determine exact distances in dim shooting situations.

 

A vertical wave of yellow 'mustard' in Bakelite forms a haiku viewfinder exactly as the last design, reminiscent of a summertime Coney Island coaster, and near the location of the annual Hot Dog eating contests.

 

Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.

 

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