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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Rob C on July 16, 2011, 11:42:57 am

Title: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Rob C on July 16, 2011, 11:42:57 am: http://youtu.be/Q_uaI28LGJk

Rob C
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: degrub on July 16, 2011, 05:58:51 pm: yeah , but it requires a light to be useful, so can only use 1/2 the time.....
tends to be weighty and awkward to carry around, unless you get one of the cheaper models. But they don't last more than a few years. Built in obsolescence...

Does have one advantage - usually easy to recycle. ;D
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: tom b on July 16, 2011, 06:26:08 pm: It'll never take off.

Cheers,
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: David Sutton on July 16, 2011, 07:43:41 pm: Yes, well I ordered one of these things earlier in the year, something called “À la recherche du temps perdu”, and when it arrived there were seven of the damn things. Not only that, but when I scrolled to the end to get the summary, I couldn't make heads nor tails of it. Wasn't even in English. :o
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Rob C on July 17, 2011, 05:31:23 am: Here we go: brand fan-boys!

Rob C
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: louoates on July 17, 2011, 12:24:53 pm: I heard that the new version was coming out later this year.
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Rob C on July 17, 2011, 01:18:08 pm: Quote from: louoates on July 17, 2011, 12:24:53 pm
I heard that the new version was coming out later this year.

I'm not sure about that, but I definitely know there's a great business in stock rentals; even tiny villages are likely to have an agency carrying all the major brands - or they can get them for you; better than you can claim for cameras!

Rob C
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 17, 2011, 05:32:43 pm: Droll. Have you seen this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ)? It's been around for a while.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 17, 2011, 05:57:56 pm: Quote from: kikashi on July 17, 2011, 05:32:43 pm
Droll. Have you seen this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ)? It's been around for a while.

Jeremy
That's the instruction manual that should come with every one of them. But on one of mine I could never find the "F1" key for "Help."
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Jon Maxim on July 17, 2011, 06:21:38 pm: Quote from: degrub on July 16, 2011, 05:58:51 pm
yeah , but it requires a light to be useful, so can only use 1/2 the time.....

I've got an idea... maybe someone could come up with some sort of "book light". Heck, I could probably rig one up right now. Just put a car battery in a backpack, a couple of jumper cables, an accessory truck halogen light clamped onto a hard hat and you could comfortably lean back and use one of these newfangled devices all night! What do you think?
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: Rob C on July 19, 2011, 04:59:30 am: Quote from: jmaxim on July 17, 2011, 06:21:38 pm
I've got an idea... maybe someone could come up with some sort of "book light". Heck, I could probably rig one up right now. Just put a car battery in a backpack, a couple of jumper cables, an accessory truck halogen light clamped onto a hard hat and you could comfortably lean back and use one of these newfangled devices all night! What do you think?

Please tell me that you are reeeeealy old!

Rob C
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: NikoJorj on July 19, 2011, 01:01:12 pm: Quote from: David Sutton on July 16, 2011, 07:43:41 pm
Yes, well I ordered one of these things earlier in the year, something called “À la recherche du temps perdu”, and when it arrived there were seven of the damn things. Not only that, but when I scrolled to the end to get the summary, I couldn't make heads nor tails of it. Wasn't even in English. :o
Don't bother to deal with those awkward contraptions, and do yourself a favor : all you need to know is here (http://www.echolaliste.com/l1101.htm).
Title: Re: Latest Technological Breakthrough
Post by: David Sutton on July 20, 2011, 02:43:36 am: Wonderful. Thank you. I got as far as "Certains lecteurs meurent d'ennui." and I believe understood all.