JPSan has been updated recently. There have been a number of changes since I used it last. Most notably that the API has changed but it still works despite the Beta tag!
Author Archives: Donncha
Andylim.com Photography Basics
Here’s a basic introduction to digital photography. it’s nicely illustrated, if a little short.
If you’re buying a digital camera, do consider the cost of buying the necessary accessories as well:
Sufficient Storage Media
These come in various formats, eg. Compact Flash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick and many others. Usually the one that comes bundled with the camera is insufficient. I suggest a minimum of 2GB for a 6 megapixel camera, or 4GB for 10 megapixels. The more megapixels, the faster your storage media will fill up.Spare Battery
Not absolutely necessary but handy since digicam batteries drain notoriously fast. If your camera uses a proprietary lithium battery, you need to get at least an extra one. If it uses AA batteries, get rechargeable spares which are cheap compared to lithium. AA batteries are also easily available even in remote areas, though you’d probably only find non-rechargeable types when on an island vacation.CD or DVD writer
This is because digital cameras don’t produce negatives like film cameras do. So you’ll need a way to backup your precious photos, in case your hard drive crashes.
Cool comic book-like effect in Photoshop
Rick discovered a Photoshop technique that creates a nice effect in images. He’s got a very colourful example on this page too! It sort of reminds me of my cartoonizing efforts with the GIMP.
Photo Marketing #1
This is part 1 in a series on marketing and selling your images. It’s intriquing that it might really be worth my while dusting off images I have on my PC at home and sending them to stock photo agencies!
Do I have 1,000 or 10,000 “marketable” images? I dunno. I certainly have well over 10,000 images but they’re not all up to scratch!
GIMP Stuff
‘Sepoina graf-ix’ filter application examples for gimp 2.0 – nice looking effects along the lines of some of the effects I did manually previously.
Photoshop-ish Keyboard Shortcuts for The Gimp 2.0/2.1 – If you’re coming from Photoshop then this’ll be handy. TBH, I think efforts like this are half-way houses. It’s better in the long run to be immersed in the culture of workings of an adopted culture/process than bring forward old conventions. Makes it much easier to work with the new community.
Crash in Tower
Spotted on the way to work. The wreck was gone by the time I passed by on the way home yesterday evening. It’s a long straight road at that point..
WordPress Multiuser – Dec 10th snapshot
Only a few days since the last release this one should fix many or hopefully all the problems with missing pages, archives not working, etc.
The mod_rewrite rules have been significantly updated in this release.
Go to the download page for more info and links.
ACP – Why I don't like LOMOgraphy
LOMOgraphy is all hype and profit apparently. I’d never heard of it before a few weeks ago, and associated it with high-contrast, high-saturation photography. Interesting.
How to Shoot IR
How to Shoot IR – good introduction to the subject, evening with a note about the Sony F707’s night-shot mode..
Carl Zeiss – Silvarem 6×30
Years ago my father inherited an old pair of binoculars from his father. I have them now and did a quick search and then an image search and found this history, and here as well as a product listing.
Between 1907 and 1914 Zeiss listed at least five 6x 30 mm binoculars in production: “Jagdglas”, “Silvarem”, “Silvamar”, “Maringlas”, and a military “D.F. 6×20” with the D.F. indicating Doppelfernrohr (literally “far from double pipe”).
The first Zeiss 6 x 30 model, ‘Marineglas’, appeared shortly after
the Pernox, and featured the Zeiss patent increased distance between the objectives. This was later named the Silvamar (IF) and Silvarem (CF), available after about 1910.
After the expiration of the Zeiss patent, the Goerz ‘Marine-Trieder’ and the ‘Marinefernglas 09’ were brought to the market, see fig. 195. [page 285] There are no essential differences between these and the Zeiss marine models with the same magnification.A paper from February 1908 described some early Zeiss models:
‘Your Honor. We present to you with polite reference to the repeated recommendations concerning the Marine-Model of the Zeiss binocular on the part of the state secretary of the Marine Office (for example, on the 27th of September 1907); enclosed, a prospectus and order form apropos the military models of the Zeiss field glass. We take the liberty to point out that the two military models: D.F. 6 x 21 and D.F. 6 x 30 are officially introduced to the German Navy, and show the D.F. 6 x 21 for the Naval-Infantry (with W. IIb 12649 of March 28, 1907), and the D.F. 6 x 30, for use on board (with W IIb 9602 of July 22 07 and H. IIa 8453 of September 27, 1907). Furthermore, you might be interested in the fact that we have, since beginning production of our field glass, or about 14 years, sold so far more than 130,000 at a steadily increasing rate.
Sincerely, Carl Zeiss, Jena. February 1908’
It was first manufactured shortly after 1910, and was used by the German army in World War 2! Production stopped in 1975.
Does anyone know anything about these binoculors?
Looks like they’re pre-WWII, Brian noticed that “Made in Germany” is printed on the case!
Here’s a picture I found:
