These cameras don't exist and they did not belong to a Chinese emperor who became fascinated with photography, but if someone were to make these I would buy them in a heartbeat.

https://petapixel.com/2022/12/15/photographer-fools-the-internet-with-ai-generated-cameras-that-dont-exist/

Photographer Fools the Internet With AI-Generated Cameras That Don't Exist

But they look so pretty.

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@evacide I would, too. Those are so gorgeous, they should exist in this world.
@evacide I would mortgage my house to get one of those.

@evacide …do you need them to be functional as cameras?

Or would you be happy with camera-shaped objects?

(Not that I could do either, but one of those becomes far easier to throw money at an artisan to do)

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I'm guessing Wikipedia will be filling up with things like this. Not to mention Ebay scams. (Sorry, these are beautiful and funny, but my mind goes straight to "how will scammers and creeps use this?" 🤷‍♂️)

@evacide These are fabulous images!