“Were are not in it to make money, we won’t loose a lot but we won’t make much either.” David Cole, SF Examanier. Boy was he right! “It takes 2 hours to download the entire text of the newspaper”, from KRON news report.
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Monthly Archive for January, 2009
May we never forget the eloquence of President George W. Bush.
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This image from the Netherlands Polaroid factory where the rebirth may take place.
It is remarkable, but there could be another life for Polaroid film. The company, Impossible Project, may just be able to get this done. Read in their own words below.
We aim to re-start production of analog INTEGRAL FILM for vintage Polaroid cameras in 2010. We have acquired Polaroid’s old equipment, factory and seek your support.
Polaroid is transforming itself from an analog Instant Film Production Company to a global Consumer Electronics and Digital Imaging company.
Production of analog Instant Film stopped in June 2008, closing the factories in Mexico (Instant Packfilm production) and the Netherlands (Instant Integral production).
Impossible b.v. has been founded with the concrete aim to re-invent and re-start production of analog INTEGRAL FILM for vintage Polaroid cameras. Therefore Impossible b.v. has acquired the complete film production equipment in Enschede (NL) from Polaroid, has signed a 10-year lease agreement on the factory building; and has engaged the most experienced team of Integral Film experts worldwide.
The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.
Go to the website to support them.
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Canon 5D, perhaps the ideal camera of the moment.
The new Canon 5D will get a good workout for the newly announced Obama White House photographer Pete Souza. As can be seen from the IPTC data below Souza had no problem getting his hand on the new Canon camera. Be sure to download your full resolution copy of the Souza official Obama Presidential Portrait above from the 5D.
Here is a link to Pete Souza’s website, where you can find many more wonderful photos of Obama over the years, like the one below.
Photo of Obama by Pete Souza on Capital Hill
So you may be a professional photographer, graphic designer, etc and you are wondering if it is time to finally get that new monitor. Your LCD is fading or your CRT is finally ready to be replaced. But after looking around you wonder “do I go with the 22″ Eizo, where I am buying the reputation Eizo has developed over the last few years, or do I go with the 26″ NEC 2690WUXi2?”
I did some research before I purchased. Not that I am a big tech head, but I did ask around, so my friend Brad told me to look at this NEC. He had seen it at PPE in November, he and several others thought this was a great monitor. One of the big advantages of the new NEC over the previous generation model is that the contrast ratio is now 1:1000.
So my friend Aaron told me he had just bought the Eizo 22″ in the last few months and after hearing that I got the new NEC offered to come to my stuido and we do a side by side comparision. Well I think we both agreed that the side by side test put the NEC on top. Both in value $1180 delivered no tax vs. the Eizo about $1400 + tax. And quality, one of the main reasons I feel the NEC looked better was the contrast ratio of 1:1000.
No dout that the Eizo is a very fine product but in the end I went for more screen space, less money and, I think, better quality. Look forward to hear your opinions. And thanks Aaron for schelpping it over here.
Just for scale the NEC 26″ next to my 15″ MacBook Pro
So my LaCie Electron 19blue IV 19 inch CRT Monitor finally saw it’s last bit of electrification. It is on it’s was to the great recycling graveyard. It served me well, if be for about 5 years too long. My friend Brad scouted this NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi2 monitor at Photo Plus Expo for me. It replaces the LCD2690WUXi notice that in the new model there is a “2″ at the end of the name. Be sure to buy the NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi2. It is about the same price or cheaper than the old one. And it has higher specks than the old model as well.
For me I chose this over the smaller Eizo CG222W 22.2″. They go for about the same price of $1200. I chose the size over, I am told, ” the higher quailty” of the Eizo. But if you read the specks, and I have read them a little (I am not a technofile), they are about equal I am told. I have not seen them side by side, but after just plugging this in for the first time I am overwhelmed with the quality, detail, color. It is worth every penny. Anyone with has experience with both of these the Eizo and the NEC please let me know your opinion of how they rate.
UPDATE:
I have been requested to show the test of the earth on a black background to show the result of the apparent lack of a A-TW polarizer. Well here it is in video.’
There has been much discussion about the new NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi2 and if it has or does not have a A-TW polarizer. Word is from NEC is that it does not use the A-TW polarizer.
NEC reps says ““There are good and bad points with the A-TW. Some color critical users do not like the green/magenta glow at each corner of the display, and a neutral gray is more acceptable. Also the contrast ratio is increased with this panel.”
I can see the difference in the dark, but when was the last time you looked at your monitor in completed darkness. Next we will say look at how bad it looks outside?
IMHO it is an excellent monitor.
One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.
Now that is something I have thought about doing for a while. Nice to see it done well. Very cool to view full screen in HD.
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I was always impressed by what I found to be a very together photo magazine and internet product. It is suprising that a title or website that speaks to such a broad audiance can not survive. It is not like they were just speaking to Pros. It was more of a mass market site. Go figure, oh we are in a recession right? or is it a depression?
I know this is a little old now but…
Hard to believe that I could feel even a little bit sorry for a guy who lost $50 Billion of his investors money. But I do, perhaps just for a minute.
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