The Wittnauer Cine-Twin Combo Projector CameraThe 1959 Wittnauer Cine-Twin camera is approximately eight inches tall, with metallic and matte black finishes, two aiming lenses and an obviously weighted objective to put the fund to. The heavy device looks very dated and worn in its place behind the glass panels of the Dead Media Museum in Kerr Hall, but it stands out from other mid-20th-century cameras with its enigmatic dual-lens dial. Its label in the presentation box reads "Wittnauer Cine-Twin Zoom 800 Combination movie camera and Projector, Ca 1959", hence the two lenses; assuming one worked as a camera and the other as a projector port. An immediate note that came to mind was how this particular piece of technology could potentially have a place in the modern world of photography (a film camera that could project its own images, after development); however, through some additional research done online, it has become very clear why and how this unique camera model has failed to survive and/or evolve in the exponentially developing world of photographic technology and consumerism. Simply put, while the Wittnauer Cine-Twin Camera was innovative, it was also incredibly uncomfortable. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay The Wittnauer Cine-Twin camera comes in two main pieces. The first piece is the camera body itself, a silver and matte black camera about twice the size of the average '90s camcorder. While it looks old-fashioned, aesthetically (and subjectively) speaking, it's not ugly by any means. At first glance it looks like a “retro vintage” device; like something you'd see in the Jetsons, or a colorful drawing from the 1950s, depicting life on earth in 2000. Its dual lens system definitely adds to this effect. From its appearance you can see that both lenses have zoom or aperture functions. However, since one of the lenses serves as a port for the projector, it can be safely assumed that one of the lens' functions is not zoom or aperture, but rather size and projection accuracy. The second piece of the camera is a matte black ash block of a stand, and other than a knob that appears to only serve the projection angle function, it appears to just be an uncomfortably heavy addition to the camera. In the original ad campaign for the Wittnauer Cine-Twin camera, seen in TIME magazine, the camera/projector appears to work quite easily. Simply remove the camera's film cartridge, insert the developed film into the spool, place the camera on the stand, and flip a switch to start projecting. The purpose of the camera/projector was to facilitate the consumer by eliminating the need to purchase an expensive projector to view movies or home movies. Its convenience comes from the fact that it is a two-in-one item, a multipurpose appliance that was invented and marketed to be sold as a technological solution to the clutter and confusion of multiple technological elements performing the same function - in this case, recording and transmitting videos and memories. However, although the main function of the Wittnauer Cine-Twin camera was adaptability and technological convenience, its production lasted no more than six years. You have to ask yourself why this is so. Ironically, the Cine-Twin camera failed to fulfill its primary function of convenience, simply because it was.