Olympus announced a prototype of three dimensional camera made from Japanese evergreen wood at Photokina 2006.

The camera is made by three dimensional compression of the wood using latest technology. Japanese cypress wood was compressed for the model. The hardness of the compressed wood exceeds that of plstic. The camera uses microscope lens.

Japanese cypress wood is the most desirable lumber in Japan and they are used to build Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples as well as other buildings.

Hackedgadgets Via fareastgizmos

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