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Tactical Camera
An anonymous reader writes "What do you get when you mount a Nikon D200 with a standard rifle stock? Why a Tactical Camera of course! One that no
reporter would be caught with in a war zone or covering any armed action anywhere. What started out as a tongue
in cheek project for April Fools wound up being quite the successful demonstration of concept. It features a fully functional
trigger; it has controls for operating the shutter and auto focus; and for the patient shots, it has a mounted bipod. Carry sling optional."
At least 4 or 5 cameramen in recent years in middle eastern police actions (wars) have been shot due to large shoulder stabilized videocams looking threatening.
And the army always gets off, even if caught with witnesses
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/08/2008813164823716764.html
Better would be to start hiding propelled grenade launchers in videocameras to even the score.
Sure, obviously it's a bad idea to run around with a camera attached to a gun stock. That's why instead I mount my camera to the front of my vest, with rows of cylindrical batteries with wires running to the camera (for extra picture-taking longevity) and a big digital timer (to indicate how long until I take a picture to anyone thinking of passing in front of me), and a dead-mans switch to activate the camera (for when I'm waiting forever for the perfect shot, and pass out just as the moment arrives). This should be much safer. Also great for those candid shots. People act different when they know you have a camera. So this way I can hide the camera-vest under my coat, and run up to people and throw the coat open so I can take a picture. Seems perfect to me.
The enemies of Democracy are
Taking pictures is illegal now and helps the terrorists. But we still have our second amendment rights. This cleverly conceals the dangerous camera as a harmless rifle.
It's rare that you're presented with a knob whose only two positions are Make History and Flee Your Glorious Destiny.
Come on, this is slashdot.
Q:What do you get when you mount a Nikon D200 with a standard rifle stock?
A: "You can have my rifle-camera when you pry it from my cold .. " BANG!
A2: Imagine a Beowolf cluster of those? BANG! BANG! BANG! RATATTATATATT! INCOMINGGGGGGggggggg ......
A3: Netcraft confirms it - photo sniper is dead!
A4: In Soviet Russia, photo shoot gets YOU!
A5: Did it survive field testing?
A6: Why does the "after picture" of the user look like the goat guy?
A7: Why not just mount it in a Zune? They might still shoot you, but at least it would be justified.