DCS-720x sample photos

I was able to squeeze out a couple of photos with the Kodak DCS-720x. The batteries I have are bad and won't power the camera up more than a few seconds. I have to return them under the warranty for two new ones. Until then I won't get a chance to really see what this puppy can do. I was also amazed to find out that this camera has had only 386 frames shot on it in its whole life!! That means it's virtually a new camera. I couldn't believe it.

The files in the camera are the proprietary Kodak tiff that is a virtual digital negative and can be adjusted in all sorts of ways. White balance, exposure, sharpening can all be done without losing the original information in the photo. They also open easily in Abode Bridge on my Mac. I've downsized the files to 200 DPI at 9 inches across, which is what I size all my photos to, even ones I shoot in the D700 I use at work. There, the RAW files are just too big to use effectively when shooting sports so I just shoot on Normal JPEG setting. What's nice about the 720x is I can shoot a sporting event in the RAW tiff and it's still small enough to work with and with a 1 GB card, can still achieve almost 400 images.

Picked up a Kodak DCS-720x!

I just picked up a Kodak DCS-720x on Ebay. I can't post a photo taken with it yet because the Cameron-Sino battery packs suck and won't hold a charge long enough to shoot a photo. So far all the controls work and it is VERY clean and new looking.

As soon as I can take some photos with it, I'll post a few.  :)

Lacrosse: Spring is here, finally!

It's been a while since I've played with the Kodak/Nikon nc2000e camera. So, I charged it up and took it out to a recent Fairfield Prep lacrosse game. Here are some of my take with it. It's so hard to get used to the 2 fps on the camera. I'm so spoiled since using cameras like the D3s or D700 which boast 7 to 9 fps! I remember I used to use a Nikon n70 film camera at an old paper I used to work at back in the late 90's. I think it only had 2.5 fps or 3 at the most, and somehow I managed to shoot sports with it. Those were the days.

Snow, snow, and more snow!

Just a few photos from the recent snow we've had in Connecticut. The area received anywhere from 12 to 24 inches of snow in one day. Shot with the Nikon nc2000.

Football season in full swing!

OK, snap here with a new post...finally! I took a break for a while and honestly hadn't come across much worth diggin' out the antique digital cameras for. Now that we are in football season, I thought I'd make a few images at a nice day game in Trumbull yesterday. St. Joseph faced New Canaan. St. Joe's held on to beat them 28-27. These images were made using the Kodak nc2000e, an amazing digital camera in its day. It's neat to be able to still squeeze a decent digital image from it all these years later! The first image in this group is also a part of the Stamford Advocate online slide show from this game:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/football/article/Matakevich-returns-St-Joseph-holds-off-New-720596.php

Cool!

'Ol Edwardsville

Here's a few shots I made on a walk while visiting family in Pennsylvania. The gas pump, fan, and trailer were made with the Nikon nc2000e and the house with the grill on the porch was made with the Nikon D50.

RBS Building comparison

Recently, the sun was setting on the RBS building next to where I work in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.. I thought the scene was very beautiful. So, I decided to snap a few frames of the building, each one a different camera.



The first, above, is from a 3MP Fuji 6800z point-and-shoot I got for 30 dollars on Ebay. (Isn't Ebay great. LOL!) The resolution is interpolated in-camera up to 6MP. It's still a pretty quick and responsive camera for how old it is.



The second, middle, shot was made with a Kodak DCS-330 3MP Professional camera that I'm borrowing from a friend to play with. It's one of the first Kodak pro bodies to use a preview monitor in back. I believe the first was the DCS-315. Not 100% sure though. This image was the most saturated and contrasty of all the cameras.




The third, bottom, was made with the Kodak nc2000e that I've been using for a while now. It has been interpolated up to 3MP through Photoshop's RAW converter which opens the tiff file. What's also interesting is the crop factor. On the nc2000e, the 16mm fisheye lens used, clearly giving the widest view, with a 1.5X crop factor. That makes the 16mm a 24mm lens on the nc2000e. On the DCS-330 however, there is a 1.9 crop factor. That makes my 16mm a 30mm. On the Fuji, the widest end is a paltry 39mm. It's 3X zoom goes up to 108mm.

All have been sized to 200 DPI at 10 inches across. All were lightly toned or sharpened in Photoshop. Feel free the files to download to compare.