On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Kevan Heydon wrote:
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> I have also heard, from pocket calculator collectors, that you get real
> good pictures if you photograph them outside on a bright but overcast day.
> I haven't tried this myself yet, but I suspect that because all non
> specialist films are designed for outside use and that you don't get
> shadowing or light source reflections you end up with good clear pictures.
> Obviously taking a box of calculators outside is a lot easier than some of
> the larger computers, but I am going to try it in the near future as we
> now have a larger garden with areas that are not in shadow from
> overhanging trees.
> One person said that his preferred background was the concrete floor of
> the top layer of a multi-storey car park!
Avoiding the droppings of vaious kinds, I would hope :)
- don
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> Kevan
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> Collector of old computers: http://www.heydon.org/kevan/collection/
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Received on Fri Jan 29 1999 - 17:07:59 GMT