Usually, if you want to try car photography, you go out and buy an expensive DSLR and some more expensive lenses, and then shoot.However, one person tried something different.Conor Merrigan took part in a drift event with a modified Game Boy camera and had some impressive results.
Game Boy cameras were first released in 1998 and slipped into the handheld’s cartridge slot.That being said, it’s not an HD camera by any means.The camera captured four-color grayscale images with a resolution of only 128×112 pixels.In addition to the camera, you can also buy a Game Boy printer – it’s pretty much a receipt printer.Despite the few specs, this camera is sought after by people who like the retro/vaporwave aesthetic.
So while Merrigan wanted a certain type of look with his photos, the Game Boy camera’s raw specs weren’t going to cut it.Instead, he used a 3D printed adapter to mount the Canon DSLR lens to the Game Boy.It gives him more zoom power for better long-range shots, especially compared to a normal single-range wide-angle lens.He also used a special adapter to download the pictures from the Game Boy to the computer.
Merrigan posted the results on his Instagram page, and, well, they’re amazing.Absolutely original aesthetic.
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You can see some photos from the Australian Drift event with cars like the S14 Nissan Silvia as the main focus.It also happens to be about the same age as the Game Boy—what a coincidence.It’s delightfully retro in all its best ways — even if it’s not a real past.The wrestling photo does look like an early Game Boy video game.
As for the specs of the picture?Well, don’t expect any 3000×2000 pixel photos from this rig.According to resident writer Jason Torchinsky, who knows the ancient technology well, the images are 2-bit with four levels of grayscale.Each uncompressed photo takes up about 28K of space – so they’re all tiny things.
Wish we could get more gear and photos like this, because they just give me a warm fuzzy sense of a past that never really existed in the first place.
Post time: Jan-26-2022
