Connecting DVD Writer to Phone - 2

Had to cut short the first session so here we are again.

Kodak Negative Scanner - Part 7

 Working on the top phone panel.

Cutting some plywood strips for the edges of top phone panel.

Kodak Negative Scanner - Part 6

 Another day and back again to have another go at cutting another piece of Acrylic.

Yay... a nice clean, clear and unmarked piece of 'Acrylic glass' that will sit on top of the negative to stop it curling. This time I trimmed off two edges of the sheet to get away from where air and moisture had penetrated the edges drying out the adhesive backing. Same again hair dryer and where needed Tree Tree Oil. This time for the final clean I used a microfibre cloth!

Kodak Negative Scanner - Part 5

 Making the sliding carrier holder that will contain the actual negative.

Measure, mark. and drill the corner holes for the scroll saw blade.

Kodak Negative Scanner - Part 4

From the last session we glued the planks together so we can continue making the basic scanner box.

The planks are tongue & groove, we don't want the groove on the bottom planks so trimmed them off on the 8" sliding mitre saw and here we are planing the bottom edges and checking they are all the same width.

Kodak Negative Scanner - Part 3

The scanner box will have rectangular slots on either side. The sliding carrier will be inserted from the right side - something like that.

Scrap piece of thin MDF.

Kodak Negative Scanner - Part 2

 

Making a start building the box with no planning or sketch drawing. I figure however it turns out it needs a base so let's jump in without dipping a toe.

Found a scrap of MDF that will just be large enough.

Windows 10 - Camera photos backup

 

Besides all the usual backup procedures I still like to do a manual MS-DOS like backup using the Xcopy command. I have been taking digital photos since the late nineties when I got myself a Agfa ePhoto 1680 camera - it was expensive!

Skycam

With no bird nests to monitor I setup the $20 Reject Shop YC365 Wi-Fi camera at the bottom of the driveway looking at the east sky.

5.38AM

Click ‘Continue reading →’ to see the rest of the photos.

Check out these crazy drivers

Heading down Ferntree Gully towards Eastlink overpass with Chesterfield Farm on the left, looked like Indian or Paki driving late model vehicles - WTF.

2015 photo folder

Another year another camera folder, as you can see from the screen capture started taking digital photos way back in 1997 before they became mainstream – OMG

2015 photo folder

Another year another camera folder, as you can see from the screen capture started taking digi photos way back in 1997 before digital cameras became mainstream – OMG

Vapour trails…

Vapour trails...left behind by some sort of twin jet engine aircraft. By the time I grabbed my Kodak Z730 camera to take snaps the vapour trails had already started to merge together.

Garden pictures

Storm photos

In our street water was lapping onto the nature strips.

Around the garden

 

More to come…

Agfa ePhoto 1680 Digital Camera

 

   

 

• Megapixel Zoom Digital Camera provides three resolution settings up to 1600x1200 pixels (interpolated). Base image for 1600x1200 super res is a low-compression 1280x960 JPEG.
  
• 3x digital zoom with 38mm to 114mm equivalent focal lengths
  
• Flexible exposure system, with full auto, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority metering modes.
  
• +/- 1.5EV exposure compensation, in 0.5 EV steps
  
• Supplied with NiMH battery set and charger (Kudos to Agfa!)
  
• LCD Viewfinder for easy capturing and viewing of images
  
• Built-in flash, with four settings: automatic, fill-in, red-eye, and off, or works with supplemental external flash
  
• Supports external, slave-triggered flash, with 6 special shutter speed/aperture settings
  
• Unique EasyPilotTM button for user interface to the menu system
  
• Very fast and easy-to-navigate menu system
  
• FlashTrackTM swivel zoom lens moves independently of the camera body to capture images at any angle
  
• 4MB removable memory card (SmartMedia, supports up to 16MB) for in-camera storage
  
• Good ergonomics, light-weight design makes for easy-to-use picture taking experience
  
• Agfa PhotoWise software included for quick and easy downloading and editing of images, does surprisingly good job of interpolating images to higher resolution.

 

   

 

 

I purchased this camera in 1998 at a time whem most people would not have heard of digital cameras. It cost $1600 dollars - OMG
I still have this cameraa in perfect working order and take it out for a Sunday drive. Always amazed at the pictures it produces from a 1.3mp CCD.
One issue was battery consumption, a set of 4 NMHI batteries and a charger was supplied. In the late 90's NiMH batteries did not pack a lot of power (lower current ratings) and were expensive. I had several sets in the bag to keep me going for a couple of hours and always putting the camera into standby between shots.

      

Garden Photos - Flowers

Taken with Kodak Z730 around Sep-Nov 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garden photos - general

Taken with a Kodak Z730 camera around Sep-Nov 2006

 

 

Kodak Z730 Camera and Printer Dock Bundle

 

Designed for “zoom seeking” picture takers, the fast-performing KODAK EASYSHARE Z730 digital camera incorporates advanced features that offer outstanding performance without sacrificing ease of use. The professional quality SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH VARIOGON 4X optical zoom lens (33-132 mm equivalent) allows greater photography experimentation and more range than with a comparable 3X optical zoom. In addition, a 2.2-inch, high-resolution LCD screen can be used to preview and instantly review shots. Continuous auto-focus delivers rapid click-to-capture (0.2 second), precisely freezing action at a desired moment, while the lithium-ion battery delivers extended shoot times and rapid recharging.

 

 

 

 

Printer Dock plus

 

• Print real KODAK Borderless Pictures up to 4 × 6 in. in one touch
  
• Use the auto-enhance button with KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology to get better, brighter pictures
  
• Create pictures that will last a lifetime[2]—KODAK XTRALIFE™ lamination makes them waterproof and stain-resistant
  
• Continuous-tone, thermal dye transfer process produces exceptionally high-quality, true-to-life color photos time after time
  
• Print a real KODAK Picture in just 60 seconds[3]