Re: Notes from NYC PhotoPlus

[Steve Shapiro <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice notes, thanks Denton.

S. Shapiro, Carmel, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denton Taylor" <denton@xxxxxxxx>
To: <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:25 PM
Subject: Notes from NYC PhotoPlus


> A few things of interests to panoramists at the show...
>
> One big surprise to me was that the Linhof 6x17 is now available in...
> colors. Yup. Silver, green, blue, red, and sand were on display. The
bodies
> were also marked 'outdoor'. I asked did this mean there was some form of
> additional waterproofing. No, but for the nice color you can pay a nice
> extra thou.
>
> Was encouraged to see that while the IPIX booth was bigger and fancier
than
> ever it was also more deserted than ever.
>
> Someone mentioned the new Arca-Swiss C1 head. Hard to describe without an
> engineering degree. But a couple of stacked aluminum bowl-like pieces with
> the standard Arca clamp on top allow movement in every direction, like a
> ball head, but without the tendency of a ball head to flop. Lighter than a
> ball head also. A very interesting and ingenious piece of equipment.
> Unfortunately it falls under the 'If you have to ask' category. Projected
> retail $1300.
>
> The much-awaited Canham 6x17 back for his 5x7 view camera is now in
> prototype form. And what a surprise it was! Cast aluminum and _motorized_!
> Auto load, auto rewind, 4 leds to show film position. Keith's goal is to
> bring it in for $999.
>
> I was very impressed at the surroundphoto.com mirror/reflector. Mainly cuz
> of the price. $70, shipping soon. Looks like a nice toy for the web, and I
> intend to buy it. The business model is also interesting. You can dewarp
> the image with a watermark for free. For every image you want  to use to
> pay $6.95 to remove the watermark. While I know many find this business
> model distasteful, it's a one-time fee and it's cheaper by far than using
> film. For now the thing only works with digicams due to the shortness of
> that platform. They are supposedly working on a film version.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> Regards,
> Denton Taylor
>
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