Omega-TI Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Hi thought it would be nice if there was an easily accessed repository/catalog of classic computers on here, but with a twist, all photos should be of High Quality and in large format (minimum of 10 MP) that way people could see every detail and nuance. When posting include the following details: 1) Brand 2) Model If you have extra detail like year of introduction that would be nice too. So post your own or scour the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Brand: Texas Instruments Model: TI-99/4A (Circa 1981-1983) (click on photos to radically enlarge view) Original "Silver Console" (actually brushed aluminum trim) "Quality Improved" (Beige Model) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Multiple angles and multiple EV compensations are required. Can't see the surface texture - therefore nuances are lost. Focus is off, grain is too dominant, no depth. To properly do this I believe you'd want to post RAW DSLR files. A 300K JPG suffers from too much compression. Ideally they should be 5MB size, with the RAW data being a minimum of 15MB for 12MP image. Keep at it.. What camera/lens are you using? Edited August 6, 2014 by Keatah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 i like this idea - make sure you get the ports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Multiple angles and multiple EV compensations are required. Can't see the surface texture - therefore nuances are lost. Focus is off, grain is too dominant, no depth. To properly do this I believe you'd want to post RAW DSLR files. A 300K JPG suffers from too much compression. Ideally they should be 5MB size, with the RAW data being a minimum of 15MB for 12MP image. Keep at it.. What camera/lens are you using? Actually I ripped those photos off the Internet, although I did do a little editing on the first one. I might unplug my TI and take a shot or two with my camera, but I doubt they will be worthy to exhibit. I would really like to see some good shots of other computers, some of those older machines are works of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 There aren't many (if any) photos that would meet my criteria on the internet. It would be up to us, the community, to make it so. Begin with a 16MP DSLR and fast lens and filled-in studio lighting. The only way to get the texture is at an angle (whatever it may be) and through several shots. Plan view, isometric view. Sides, top, bottom. All of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 There aren't many (if any) photos that would meet my criteria on the internet. It would be up to us, the community, to make it so. Begin with a 16MP DSLR and fast lens and filled-in studio lighting. The only way to get the texture is at an angle (whatever it may be) and through several shots. Plan view, isometric view. Sides, top, bottom. All of it. Well I took a photo, but every time I tried to upload it I got these errors. So the heck with it. WHAT THE HELL IS AN ERROR 500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 In this day and age there should be no such thing as a number for an error, unless it is accompanied by a plain English explanation. Lazy programming. I've gotten to the point of just saying fuck it all when shit like this happens. Doesn't matter what it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPA5 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Well I took a photo, but every time I tried to upload it I got these errors. So the heck with it. WHAT THE HELL IS AN ERROR 500? Perhaps it's because the files totaled more than 25mb? Try uploading one photo and see if it still gives you the same error. I have good photography equipment, so you can all just send your computers over to me and I'll take pictures of them, and then totally give them back right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 There's a Wikimedia collection of hi-res pix, I used a thumbnail from there to show someone a pic of a Tandy CoCo 1 the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Okay Keatah, this one will be up to you. I was finally able to work my way around the "Error 500", but as you can see, my camera and lighting is simply not up to the task. Besides, mine has too many light scratches from daily use. A NIB model would be better... (Click on image for full-sized view) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 It's a huge improvement over the first pic posted. I think a little practice at getting the angles right for revealing the surface texture is all that's needed. It's way too difficult to do with one photo. One photo will emphasize something at the cost of something else. And macro mode would be needed for textures. So several shots are needed anyways. I don't have any classic systems to go photographing. My NIB MIB CIB Apple stuff is staying that way. My daily driver Apple stuff wouldn't fit the criteria of 100% pristine. This would be a community effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 I've taken a few TI related photos in the past for various items, (examples below), but I'll leave the console shots to the professionals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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