This Giant DSLR Halloween Costume Actually Works
It’s one thing to create a giant, body-ensconcing DSLR costume for halloween. It’s another matter entirely, however, to make a human-sized DSLR — a Nikon D3, in this case — that actually works. Tyler Card did just that, as his DSLR costume comes with a working shutter release, flash, and LCD monitor. Yes, despite being made out of cardboard, a bucket, and a lot of black paint, it actually takes pictures and displays them on the (sizable) rear LCD screen. Good luck shooting without permits with this puppy! Here it is in action:
And here’s how he did it:
I know what you’re all wondering — 1080p? 720p? What codec? Considering it’s a Nikon, guys, I wouldn’t get my hopes up.
[via Gizmodo]
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7 COMMENTS
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As a Canon fanboy i think i will try to make the 5D Mrk II costume or might not depending on how busy i am.
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Arthur C. Niggerus on 10.26.11 @ 9:51PM
you can walk around raves and clubs and take pictures of people like this and charge them a few bucks to have it emailed to them.
get on that shit
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hey – fantastic costume!
can spmeone explain to me how they are getting the pictures on the screen? e.g. is it hdmi out from camera or something else?
love it!
Neil
“Considering it’s a Nikon, guys, I wouldn’t get my hopes up.” HAHA