February 24, 2004
New Technologies in Photography Digital Chemical
As you know, Kodak is struggling to find its place in the new digital photo world. I think they deserve a lot of credit for seeing the shift coming and making changes as early as they did.
The chemical-photography businesses that turned Kodak into an American icon with one of the most recognizable brand names on Earth has been quietly on the wane for a decade — but its decline suddenly is picking up speed as filmless digital cameras become hot sellers.
The Washington Times has a piece about Kodak, the pioneer of chemical photography, making inroads into digital technologies
Posted by Don Tracy at 02:22 PM | Comments (0)
February 21, 2004
Color Management for Mac vs PC
Monaco Systems offers several products for color management. Since they work on both platforms, they help with the color management for Mac vs PC debate.
* Award-winning solution for creating ICC profiles for monitors, scanners and printers
* Wizard-like interface is easy-to-use
* Profile entire system in less than 10 minutes
* Edit output profiles for greater control
* Includes an IT8 target for creating accurate profiles
Monaco EzColor is a good intro tool for color management.
Posted by Don Tracy at 01:51 AM | Comments (0)
Digital Photography for Coins
Here is a good site for information on digital photography for coins.
For coin photography I recommend any brand (my current camera is a Contax) of 35mm single lens reflex with a built in light meter that reads through the lens (preferably favoring the center of the image or 'center weighted'). The lens must be interchangeable to allow introduction of some sort of spacing device behind the lens to allow the rig to focus close enough to fill the frame with the smallest coin in your collection.
He is experimenting with a digital scanner, but still thinks cameras are best.
Posted by Don Tracy at 01:45 AM | Comments (0)