We see a lot of camera gear every day, but rarely do we get to go behind the shiny cases that hold in all that glass and technology. For Photokina, though, a few companies deconstructed some of their gear and put its guts on display.

This is a Sony 500mm f/4 G prototype lens without its outer casing. Out of context, it looks like it could easily be a piece of a space shuttle or the Terminator.