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Disc film is a discontinued still-photography film format that was aimed at the consumer market. It was introduced by Kodak in 1982. The film is in the form of a flat disc, and is fully housed within a plastic cartridge. Wikipedia
"Kodak’s Disc 4000 camera, developed in response to the popularity of other cartridge film formats like 110, used a disc with 15 8x10mm negatives arrayed in a circle.
Most all of the Disc cameras were fitted with a plastic aspheric lens that was protected by a sliding cover. Prints from the negatives were not very sharp, even with the aspheric lens design. This was mainly due to the negative size, which was slightly less than that of 110 size. Even 4×6 prints were pretty soft and no one would ever think to have an 8×10 made, but many brave souls did anyway.
Surprisingly, the Disc Film was produced until 1998, even though the camera saw an end to production in 1989. Kodak was also using the introduction of APS format to help ease customers dissatisfaction of the end of Disc film. Of course I really doubt very many people were still using the Disc camera by then." source: gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/bad-old-days-kodak-d.html
I was asked to build a table top kaleidoscope for a local museum. This short video (the first video I've ever posted!) will, I hope, provide a little simple pleasure!
There were four primary manufactures of Kodak's disc film format. They were
Kodak
Fuji
3M
Konica
Not to be saying anything at all about the quality of these films when they were new the following is a duscussion of what the trend is when developing these films now.
First off you must be aware and very aware of the generation number of any particular disc film. it's location is noted in lovely red text in the supplied photo. The higher the number the newer the film per brand. That is not to say that a Kodak gen 3 is the same vintage as a Fuji gen 3. They're not. I'll do my best to explain...anyone that knows better then I do please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll check and change the info if I can
Kodak manufactured generations 1 to 8. Number ones from the inception of disc film in 81 and 8s from the discontinuation of disc film in 97. The other generations fall pretty evenly inbetween. It does not follow that the older the film the worse condition that it is in. Here's the kodak trend. Number 1s turn out better then 2s to 5s but 2s to 5s get progressively better. Of all of the Kodak disc film the number 6s are the worst. 90% percent of them have some degree of solarization (some dye layers reversing out into positive creating a this effect). 30% of the number sevens are the same while the other 70 are generally still pretty good. Number 8s are the Cadillac of any unexposed disc film that you may find. Almost all are at least OK. Avoid 5 to 2 progressively more. Shoot a 6 if you want something really whacky looking, take a chance with a 7 or a 1 and if you find an 8 grab it!
The Fujis go from gen 1 to gen 3. Not sure when they introduced their film but I'd bet it wasn't too long after Kodak...a year tops I'd guess. Also I will have expected Fuji to have bailed out a bit sooner then kodak did but I'm not sure when...my best guess would be early to mid 90s. The higher the generation number with fuji the better but overall they trend worse then both Kodak and 3M. I'd avoid these for purchase now.
3M goes from gen 1 to 3 and much of what I said for fuji would be the same but I expect they got in a bit later. The higher the number the better the condition of unshot disc film. 3Ms generally turn out pretty well yet....that is with some consideration for their vintage. Buy as high of generation number as you can.
Lastly is Konica. They too had generation numbers from 1 to 3. These are for the most part all in pretty miserable shape if still unexposed. I'd aviod these even more so then the Fujis.
Worthy of note....expired film looses sensitivity to light....the older the film the brighter the light you might want to shoot in.
There are only three places worth considering sending your disc film to for development in North America. They are
Dwaynes
Fast and inexpensive. No special handling - if your film is in good shape so will the prints. There is no digital step so there is no digital improvements to the images. Garbage in garbage out. You won't beat the price and how amazingly fast you get the film back.
Film Rescue
Developed in high contrast AN-6 aerial film developer, scanned, quick digital fix-up and uploaded for preview so customer can choose and pay for only the pics they want. No charge if film is blank. Decent price but they operate in a 30 to 40 day cycle. Just miss the start of a cycle and it could take as long 9 weeks to get the online preview. Hit the beginning though the preview can be as fast as 3 weeks.
Rapid Photo
More expensive then the other two options but comes with all images regardless. Seem to be good honest folks trying to do things right. Includes cd and prints and modified developer to improve condition of film. Likely faster then Film Rescue to actually have the product back in your hands.
Sorry as I write these I must admit that I'm biased as one of the above companies is mine...I did my best though.
Have fun!
Il vantaggio dei vecchi telefoni a disco era che si poteva mettere un lucchetto per evitare telefonate abusive, anche se il modo per aggirare l’ostacolo c’era... ma dovete leggere fino in fondo per sapere come si doveva fare!
Siccome il Perù (dove ho vissuto fino a tutto il 1970) è nell’emisfero sud, le stagioni sono invertite rispetto alle nostre e le scuole cominciano ad aprile per finire a dicembre. La cosa presenta molteplici vantaggi: la scuola finisce prima di natale e ricomincia pochi giorni prima di pasqua, per cui il trauma dell’inizio anno scolastico è subito stemperato da un’altra settimana di vacanza. In più c’è il non trascurabile vantaggio che il carnevale viene in piena estate, con moltiplicate possibilità di fare gavettoni e altri scherzi del genere.
Parlo di scuola perché all’inizio del 1971 arrivai in Italia dal Perù, con l’anno scolastico appena concluso (laggiù) ma con l’anno scolastico italiano già a metà. Non ci fu nessun problema per far valere la mia quarta elementare che, assieme alla classe aggiuntiva di alfabetizzazione (una specie di “zeresima” elementare), mi dava diritto ad iscrivermi direttamente alla prima media, tanto più che quella in Perù era una scuola bilingue, quindi l’italiano (che parlavo in casa) lo conoscevo bene anche come lingua scritta. Il problema fu che nessuna scuola pubblica di Firenze accettò il mio inserimento in classe ad anno iniziato: mia madre si rivolse allora a una scuola privata tenuta da religiosi, i quali invece mi accettarono senza fare troppi problemi. So solo che durante le “trattative” il preside dell’istituto chiese a mia madre se avrei frequentato da loro anche seconda e terza media; per agevolare la mia iscrizione, lei rispose di sì ben sapendo che non sarebbe stato così: e la ringrazio ancora con tutto il cuore per non avermici tenuto un secondo più del necessario!
Per farla breve, verso il 25 gennaio mi inserivo nella nuova classe. Riuscii a legare solo con un compagno nella mia stessa situazione, proveniva dagli Stati Uniti. Per quanto riguarda le materie, fu un trauma affrontarne alcune in particolare: non quelle scientifiche (con la matematica che avevo fatto in Perù ho campato di rendita fino a metà della terza media); invece solo capire cosa fosse quella cosa astrusa che porta il nome di “analisi logica” fu uno sforzo inimmaginabile! E poi l’epica: dovermi occupare della “Gerusalemme Liberata” è uno stress dal quale mi devo ancora riprendere! Non sapevo cosa fosse, mi ero perso l’inizio, non capivo la lingua in cui era scritta... e dovevo farne l’esegesi! Esegesi? Cos’è? Roba che si mangia? Ricordo pomeriggi passati su un vocabolario bilingue: con una “semplice” doppia traduzione italiano-spagnolo e poi spagnolo-italiano... riuscivo a capire almeno il significato delle parole! La mia esegesi si limitava a tradurre le ottave in linguaggio corrente; per l’analisi logica non so più come sia andata... fatto sta che riuscii a finire l’anno senza essere rimandato in nessuna materia!
Ma il telefono della foto cosa c’entra? Presto detto. In questa scuola privata, non so più perché, una volta ebbi bisogno di telefonare a casa. Mi dissero di andare dal padre tale in segreteria: questo padre era un incrocio fra lo zio Fester e la creatura di Frankestein, e aveva il telefono protetto da apposito lucchetto per evitare telefonate fraudolente! Infatti, nonostante mia madre pagasse una retta che non so quantificare, ma certamente non esigua, la telefonata mi fu fatta pagare... ben 55 lire. Ne avevo solo 50 che padre Fester prese subito, ma senza farmi lo sconto di quelle 5 che mancavano: mi assillò per una settimana intera, finché mi ricordai di riportargliele... spero ancora che ci abbia comprato una caramella e che gli sia andata di traverso (anche se purtroppo dubito che sia andata così!).
A proposito del telefono a disco con lucchetto... lo sapete come si eludeva il blocco, vero? Bastava avere un altro disco, preso magari dal telefono di casa. Si svitava il dado esagonale centrale, si toglieva il disco con il lucchetto, si montava al suo posto quello senza lucchetto... e il gioco era fatto! In quell’occasione però non avevo il disco con me (beh, non era proprio mia abitudine girare con un disco di telefono in tasca), e soprattutto non oso immaginare la punizione a cui sarei andato incontro se padre Fester mi avesse scoperto...
(Il set dei miei ricordi personali è questo)
Gold disc pendant
Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century AD
From Acklam Wold, near Acklam, North Yorkshire, England
Decorated with filigree and garnet inlay
This is one of the largest and finest of many surviving Anglo-Saxon disc pendants. It was found by chance in the late nineteenth century in a chalk pit near some prehistoric barrows. Disc pendants have been found across Anglo-Saxon England and reflect the increasing uniformity of fashion across the developing Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. They were often decorated with cross motifs, suggesting a growing awareness of Christianity among the general population in the seventh century.
The pendant demonstrates a range of jewellery techniques. In the centre a shell boss in a dog-tooth bezel is set with a central garnet. Garnets with shell collars are typical of high-status belt-buckles and disc-brooches from the period (such as the composite disc brooch from Sarre). Four V-shaped 'cross' arms linking the central bezel to the rim were fashioned in pseudo-plaited wire. Four garnet cabochons are set between the arms. The V-shaped and semi-circular wires are formed of triple strands of beaded filigree wire. Although relatively simple to execute, the wire decoration creates a rich and glittering surface.
Diameter: 4 cm
Gift of J.R. Mortimer, Esq.
M&ME 1871,12-7,1
Department of Medieval and Modern Europe (study collection)
R.A. Smith, A guide to the Anglo-Saxon and foreign Teutonic antiquities in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities (London, British Museum, 1923), p. 62, plate III, no. 6
My Blu-ray discs as of today. :)
The purple one at the bottom with no label is "Picture This" by Mack Dawg Productions - it was originally only on HDDVD, but I downloaded the HDDVD, converted to BD-format, and burnt it to a DVD. The PS3 reads it perfectly. :)
Apparently, this could have been the best disc camera ever made. Which is not saying much because the format was so small. But, leave it to Minolta to make the best of anything. Too bad they exited the camera business. Even though it's almost 40 years old and you can't replace the battery yourself, it STILL works!
Expired Kodak Disc Kodacolor
Series 7 and Series 8
I'm unsure of when my series 7 discs expired but the series 8 expired 12/98.
A small collection of the more colourful Disc cameras as seen in Ludlow Camera Museum 2011!!Cqout soon!
Disc film is a discontinued still-photography film format that was aimed at the consumer market. It was introduced by Kodak in 1982
Series of images depicting front, back, and close-up view of a vintage, unsused automotive clutch disc showing visible protrusions of asbestos fibers throughout the material matrix. Brass wire is also integrated within this particular product; measuring approx. 6-in. I.D. x 10-in. O.D. x 2-in. W.
Such friction materials are repeatedly subjected to high heat and abrasion forces, gradually wearing away, leaving behind asbestos-containing dust and potential exposure for untold numbers of automotive mechanics and service technicians.
In the Redwood Curtain course located just behind campus, members of the disc golf club throw their discs in the air to see who goes first. For more on disc sports, be sure to check out the Humboldt Magazine, coming out March 19th.
Sun disc mosaic of 15 captures in h-alpha wavelight. I captured 8 frames at low exposures for disc details, and 7 longer exposures for the prominence ring at 800mm of focal lenght.
I made a different type of post processing keeping it smoother but gaining in gamma with more natural details without the use of wavelet.
It could be used as example of what can be achieved with a solar filter of only 50mm.
Many astronomy video on my YouTube channel
Disc rot is not a fungus, but a defect caused by adhesive failure between two layers of plastic in a CD. This disc still reads fine due to the data layer not extending out to the edge, being a 55 minute Redbook audio CD.
Nikon D610 - Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f/2.0 4.5X Super Macro Lens
Frame :*SURLY* disc trucker BLUE LUG CUSTOM PAINT by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset :*CHRIS KING* steelset 1 1/8"
Stem :*NITTO* ui-21 BX stem
Wheels :* VELOCITY* blunt ss rim × *SHIMANO* xt
Tire :*SURLY* knard 650B
Brake :*AVID*
Brake lever:*CANE CREEK* drop V
FD :*SHIMANO* tiagra
RD :*SHIMANO* 105
Crankset :*SHIMANO* deore
Handle :*SALSA* woodchipper
Bar tape:*BLUE LUG* acrylic cloth bar tape
Saddle :*WTB* pure V
Seat Post :*NITTO* s65
Fender :*VELO ORANGE*
Pedal :*MKS* lambda pedal
Front Rack :*SURLY* nice rack
Basket:*WALD*
Stand:*PLETSCHER* double kickstand
Chain:*KMC* X10SL DLC chain (black)
Bronze disc brooch of the Sixth Century AD.
From the collection of the British Museum, London, England.
This picture was taken with a hand held camera with no flash so the focus isn't brilliant.
Disco de 45 rpm. y 7 pulgadas, prensado por Industrias Eléctricas y Musicales Odeón S.A., Santiago, en los 70's.
Un disco fabricado quizás para ser entregado a funcionarios ó conscriptos del Regimiento Ingenieros Nº 6 "Azapa".
A: Himno del Regimiento Ingenieros Nº 6 "Azapa"(Banda del Regimiento Rancagua, Arica.)
B: Canción al Regimionto Ingenieros Nº 6 "Azapa" (Oscar Arriagada y su conjunto.)
NOTA: Está a disposición el audio en MP3 tanto de este disco como de cualquier otro que aparezca en esta galería, con este mensaje.
A quien lo solicite por el Flickrcorreo, se le enviará una copia del audio de manera gratuita a vuelta de correo.
Base fortalecedora - Hits: 1x
Azul Pavão - Impala: 3x
TC Ideal: 1x
Disc Ball - Impala: 1x
Olá meninas!
Depois de um dia e meio com o azul pavão, não aguentei e tasquei o Disco Ball por cima. Gamei! Agora tô me sentindo "a" garota propaganda da Impala!rs (me manda um e-mail, ok Impala?:P) Amei muuito o Disco Ball, ele é bem fácil de passar e dizem que é o dupe do amado Tecnho, da China Glaze. (sonho meu!rs)
Beijos :***
P.S.: Meninas, lembram que eu estou em uma aposta de conseguir seguidores para o blog? (www.lanternasdamoda.blogspot.com)
Então, para incentivar vocês a seguirem e comentarem o blog, vou fazer o seguinte: se eu conseguir 50 seguidores até o fim desse mês, eu faço um sorteio! o/ Então me sigam ok?
Disco de 78 rpm. 10 pulgadas, prensado por Fonografía Artística (Chile) dentro del catálogo de sellos pirata.
Estos discos llevaban la frase "Electro Special", dando a conocer su mejor calidad en sonido (grabación eléctrica.) Sin embargo, en la etiqueta sólo se imprimía el título de la obra y su ritmo (debido a que eran copias, jamás se supo el nombre de autores, cantantes ni orquestas que grabaron.) Además, algunos tenían la falla de poseer un surco de final (círculo centrado o excéntrico) más pequeño que la etiqueta, por ello, al ser prensados, éstos surcos quedaron parcialmente debajo del papel (los tamaños de etiquetas eran variados y la empresa no se adaptó a todos.)
Grabación: La del Soto del Parral
Lado A: 1º parte_coro.
Lado B: 2º parte_coro. Agrupación desconocida (según lo impreso en la etiqueta.)
El disco original es un COLUMBIA:
A: La consulta B: Vals de enamorados (Soutullo y Vert)
Orquesta de teatro Apolo, Madrid.
Frame :*ALL CITY* super professional
Stem :*RITCHEY* classic stem
Handlebar :*RITCHEY* venture max handlebar
Head Set :*CHRIS KING* nothreadset
Wheels:*HED.* belgium × *VELO ORANGE* disc hub
Tire :*TERAVAIL* washburn tire
Brakes :*PAUL* klamper disc calliper
Crank:*BLUE LUG* RMC crank set × *WOLF TOOTH COMPONENTS* drop stop chainring
Saddle :*GILLES BERTHOUD* galibier leather saddle
Seat Post :*NITTO* S65
Bar Tape :*CAMP AND GO SLOW* eastern rattler bar tape
Pedal :*MKS* XC-III bear trap pedal
Rack:*NITTO* rivendell 52F basket rack
Layered Disc #3, 23.5 inches, acrylic, ink, carved drawing on shaped wood panel.(c) 2015 Barbara Gilhooly
Christmas 2010 was a great day to introduce Evo's sister and brother-in-law to disc golf. The weather was beautiful.
Otro sello de Fonografía Artística, de la serie de discos pirata.
Como puede apreciarse, se copió hasta el diseño de la etiqueta (el diseño original es de Brunswick.)
Algunas etiquetas fueron impresas por Litografia Universo (como la de la imagen) y otras, por Litografía Ilustración.
A: Melodia de Broadway_ foxtrot [Bodas de la Muñeca Pintada (Repertorio "Dancing")]
B: Comadre_tango orquesta (Repertorio "Dancing")