Oko

@okospeaks.bsky.social

Author, artist, war and tech veteran

It can't make calls, but it CAN fit in your pocket and take pictures. The Minox Riga was the original "spy camera", used by intelligence agencies the world over - as well as journalists, papparazzi, and people who wanted a little camera that could take photos of their everyday lives. (Source.)

Two examples of a tiny steel bodied camera.  The underside only has a push-pull film advance slide; the top has a focus dial, a shutter speed dial, a shutter release button, and an exposure count window (needed with its 50 photo capacity).  In front is the lens window and viewfinder.

Seeing this film on the big screen is nothing short of staggering - completed in 1959, it is an unrivalled masterpiece of hand drawn animation, painting, design, special effects, production and scoring. It is a beautiful, weird dream made to astounding standards of finish and care. #sleepingbeauty