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Engineering of the compact fluorescent light bulbs
Canadian federal government has adopted a national standard for lighting efficiency that came into effect in 2014. Most, if not all conventional, incandescent light bulbs do not meet the required performance level. The objective was to make sure...
Goldline AW8000
35mm compact camera with 4.5/28 lens
With its fancy collapsible mirror for selfies it looks like a cheap toy camera. Cheap for sure, but it can more like a toy camera. It hasn't a fixfocus lens but zone focus. It has no automatic flash, you have to decide on your own between the four flash modes: on, off, fill-in and night-shot. Furthermore it sports a data back.
In the manual is written, that the lens consists of 3 aspheric elements in 3 groups. Mmmh, I have my doubts, but perhaps the elements are made of plastic at all. A red-eye-reduction is also hidden: it is activated when you press the shutter button half-way for 2 sec. before your shot. The position of the zone focus lever like in the picture above is not documented, but you can observe the position of the lens. It is equal to the group position, so I assume, it is a snap shot mode.
Warranty is provided by "Keyphoto Limited", which is a brand of Concord, a company which sales low-budged cameras made in China, like "Le Clic", etc.
After one roll of film: really unique camera, also the lens.
Pictures: Into The Sun and Moe's.
Story: After I put up the video of my retouching on the Jonnie Walker shot I got a meeting with a company that makes cosmetics. Since I didn't really have any cosmetics in my book I spent some quality time shooting specifically for that meeting. This was actually the shot that I started with. I knew I wanted a shot of a compact and this was basically the most difficult compact to shoot I could find. The entire thing is mirrored.
Lighting: The compact is sitting on a white seamless and there are two lights. There is a bare dynalite 2040 head from camera left providing the hard shadow. Then there is another bare head from camera right pointed to the seamless and that is what is providing the light fall off for the top. If the seamless is one color then the chrome doesn't look chrome so you have to get some light fall off. In addition to the two lights there is also a reflector right in front and a reflector overhead. The camera is just able to get between the two reflectors which is why the compact is small on the sensor in the before shot. I really needed that bit of light on the edge around the actual makeup.
My exemplar of the RINGFOTO rallye 701, with some heavy dents. It is a renamed Cosina compact 35E, and like many cameras of its time it features a combination of a rangefinder, a programmed shutter and a flash-matic. The lens is a Cosinon 2.7/38 mm, the shutter is made by Copal. Because of the programmed shutter every f-stop has its dedicated shutter speed and these pairs are shown in the viewfinder, which is a bit unusual. The range is from (1/30-2.7) to (1/650-16).
Ringfoto is a union of camera shops founded in Germany 1965. Meanwhile it's a huge European enterprise, it could take over Photo Porst, a great competitor, and it even is the owner of Voigtländer.
BTW, Porst sold the same camera as Porst 135S, and a cheaper version Porst 135C without rangefinder and selftimer.
This shot was taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 1.8/80 at f/1.8 with a 12 mm spacer ring, attached on a camera with APS-C sensor. No sharpening or CA-correction were done.
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Compact SUV, Paintwork/Ice Silver metallic.
The Audi Q3 is now available for ordering, you can download the price and specification brochure from the M25 Audi website using the link above. Enquiries welcome.
Here's a good size comparison, mainly set up as a test scene to shoot with other cameras. Top: Olympus XA, Chinon Bellami, Rollei 35S. Bottom: Petri Color 35, Olympus 35RC, Minox 35GL. 400TX BW film, with Pentax K1000 and 100mm f2.8 lens. Shot at f5.6
The Olympus cameras are the best performers. The Rollei, Chinon and Minox are contenders (except, this particular Rollei has some lens fungus). The Petri has not impressed me.
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Compact SUV, Paintwork/Cobalt Blue metallic.
The Audi Q3 is now available for ordering, you can download the price and specification brochure from the M25 Audi website using the link above. Enquiries welcome.
Circles assignment -Very little editing - slight crop & sharpening - 6 sec exposure using keyring LED torch swirled over cds
A very compact 35mm viewfinder camera, made in East Germany by Beir for the Boots chain in the UK.
45mm f2.8 E. Ludwig Meritar lens, 3 speed (1/30, 1/60, 1/125) + B Priomat shutter, with flash sync via both PC socket and hot shoe, and weather symbols. The weather symbols are set on the aperture ring and the ASA film speed is set on a scale on the shutter ring (25-125 ASA/15-22 DIN) in the conventional Sunny-16 manner (i.e. Bright Sun=f16, dull clouds=f5.6, 125ASA=1/125s). Mostly plastic construction with metal top and bottom plates and lens mount, and rather light (even for a plastic device) and poorly put together.
The one on the left has been in the family from new, in the (mid?) 1970s - and now does not work, with the shutter not opening. The winding and double-exposure prevention were not very reliable when it was new, but the lens is good.
The one on the right works, but came only about three years ago as part of a job lot of about seven cameras.
Compact Film: Vivitar BV12 P&S 35 mm Film - image by Panasonic DMC-LC40 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured car by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A.
As Lee Iacocca's assistant general manager and chief engineer, Donald H. Frey was the head engineer for the Mustang project — supervising the overall development of the Mustang in a record 18 months — while Iacocca himself championed the project as Ford Division general manager. The Mustang prototype was a two-seat, mid-mounted engine roadster. This vehicle employed a Taunus (Ford Germany) V4 engine and was very similar in appearance to the much later Pontiac Fiero. It was claimed that the decision to abandon the 2 seat design was in part due to the low sales experienced with the 2 seat 1955 T-Bird. To broaden market appeal it was later remodelled as a four-seat car styled under the direction of Project Design Chief Joe Oros and his team of L. David Ash, Gale Halderman, and John Foster— in Ford's Lincoln–Mercury Division design studios, which produced the winning design in an intramural design contest instigated by Iacocca.
Having set the design standards for the Mustang, Oros said:
“ I told the team that I wanted the car to appeal to women, but I wanted men to desire it, too. I wanted a Ferrari-like front end, the motif centred on the front – something heavy-looking like a Maserati, but, please, not a trident – and I wanted air intakes on the side to cool the rear brakes. I said it should be as sporty as possible and look like it was related to European design.” Oros added:
“ I then called a meeting with all the Ford studio designers. We talked about the sporty car for most of that afternoon, setting parameters for what it should look like -- and what it should not look like -- by making lists on a large pad, a technique I adapted from the management seminar. We taped the lists up all around the studio to keep ourselves on track. We also had photographs of all the previous sporty cars that had been done in the Corporate Advanced studio as a guide to themes or ideas that were tired or not acceptable to management. Within a week we had hammered out a new design. We cut templates and fitted them to the clay model that had been started. We cut right into it, adding or deleting clay to accommodate our new theme, so it wasn't like starting all over. But we knew Lincoln-Mercury would have two models. And Advanced would have five, some they had previously shown and modified, plus a couple extras. But we would only have one model because Ford studio had a production schedule for a good many facelifts and other projects. We couldn't afford the manpower, but we made up for lost time by working around the clock so our model would be ready for the management review.
” To cut down the development cost and achieve a suggested retail price of US$2,368, the Mustang was based heavily on familiar yet simple components. Much of the chassis, suspension, and drivetrain components were derived from the Ford Falcon and Ford Fairlane (North American). Favorable publicity articles appeared in 2,600 newspapers the next morning, the day the car was "officially" revealed. A Mustang also appeared in the James Bond film Goldfinger in September 1964, the first time the car was used in a movie.
The Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang built from 1965 through 1970.
These cars are often improperly called "Cobras", which was the Ford-powered AC-based two-seat sports car also produced by Carroll Shelby during the same period. The confusion arises from the optional "Cobra" valve covers on many GT350s, part of a marketing tie-in by Shelby. All 1965-66 cars featured the K-Code 271 hp 289, modified to produce 306 hp. 1965-66 GT350s were delivered from Ford's San Jose assembly plant as "bodies in white" for modification by Carroll Shelby's operation, originally in Venice Beach and later at Los Angeles International Airport.
All but one 1965 GT350s were painted Wimbledon White with Guardsman Blue rocker stripes. The one exception was blue with white stripes. Contrary to popular belief, very few GT350s were delivered with the optional "Le Mans" hood, roof, and trunk stripes, an option which was usually installed by the dealer. Today it's difficult to find a GT350 not so equipped. 1965 cars had the battery relocated to the trunk, featured overrider traction bars, relocated A-arms, and other modifications.
1966 saw the introduction of non-white colours—including blue, red, green and black. Other changes include special quarter-panel windows replacing the factory extractor vents, functional brake scoops on each side and optional automatic transmissions, as well as the addition of an optional Paxton supercharger. The battery was no longer relocated to the trunk for 1966, and the over-rider traction bars were discontinued. A fold-down rear seat was now standard. Where early 1965 cars had black engine blocks, 1966 and later cars had the 289 engine painted blue. The first 252 GT-350s for 1966 began as 1965 Mustang K-Code Fastbacks. Often these first 252 1966 GT-350s are referred to as "carry-over" cars, but this is not the case. These 252 1965 Model Mustangs were specifically ordered by Shelby American for conversion into 1966 GT-350 Mustangs. They were not "left over" from the 1965 production, at all. They had the 1965 Ford Mustang Bodies and 1965 Ford Mustang serial numbers under their Shelby serial numbers. They mostly had 1965 features including standard Koni shock absorbers and engines painted black. Blue engines did not appear in 1966 until after these first 252 GT-350s were produced. 1966 production was 1373 fastbacks, including two prototypes and four drag cars, and 252 early production models with Ford Mustang 1965 bodies. 1001 Hertz fastbacks were produced, including two prototypes. Four convertibles were also produced, for a total of 2378 units for 1966. A small number (how many remains unclear) of 1966s were fitted with Paxton superchargers, but not the No-Spin limited slip differential, with an option price of US$670; the engine was rated at 440 hp (330 kW).
Brookland is a compact village which lies on Walland Marsh about 12 miles South East of Tenterden on the A259.
Its church is well known on account of the fact that it has a detached wooden bell tower. The tower is octagonal, and has a conical roof of three diminishing 'flounces'. Until 1936 it was covered in black tarred weatherboarding. It is believed the tower was built around 1260, and so is contemporary with the church itself.
The church is dedicated to St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury. On entering the church you will notice that the nave arcades lean outwards at a perilous angle. This occurred many years ago due to subsidence. There is still some settlement, and half an inch has been recorded since 1900.
The Royal Arms of George II hang over the south door, and on the south wall is a wall painting of Thomas a Beckett.
The chancel was restored in the 19th century, but the nave remains untouched, and has a Georgian pulpit and box pews.
Much has been written about the famous circular lead font. It is said to be the most important of the 30 leaden fonts remaining in this country. It is thought to have been of Flemish or Norman origin. It depicts the months and the signs of the zodiac. It is unknown how or why this amazing font came to Brookland Church, but it is possible that the font was raided from a French church during the 100 Years War .
In the churchyard can be found a headstone adorned with an oval terra cotta plaque depicting a basket of fruit and flowers. It is inscribed 'HARMER FECIT'. Jonathan Harmer and his son were stonemasons at Heathfield in East Sussex. They made these tombstone plaques in the late 18th century using the local clay from Heathfield Park.
Other examples can be seen at Burwash , Wadhurst , Salehurst , Glynde , and in other sussex churchyards. This would appear to be the only example that strayed across into Kent.
In February 1821 the Battle of Brookland took place between the Customs and Excise men and the Aldington Gang of smugglers. The smugglers had sent 250 men down to the coast between Camber and Dungeness . The party was seen by the Watch House at Camber and a fight took place over Walland Marsh, the outcome was that one of the leaders of the gang Cephas Quested was captured. The injured were treated by Dr Ralph Hougham who lived in Brookland at Pear Tree House.
St Augustines at Brookland is one of those churches supported by the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust
Info from villagenet.co.uk