Tomy Xiao TIP-521 digital camera offers Polaroid-like experience
If you’ve been in a report of mild depression since it was announced that Polaroid would no longer be producing their trademark film, then this might perk you back up a bit. The Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Digital Camera offers a bit of that flash picture satisfaction while still befitting the digital age.
This camera offers the one quirk that Polaroid lovers couldn’t get enough of: the ability to have physical access to your photos right away. You see, the camera has a tiny Zink printer build inside. This requires composite tabloid that has crystals of cyan, yellow and magenta dyes on it. Once activated by torridity, the crystals get to work and your picture shows up. The prints reach in at 2″ x 3″ and are borderless stickers.
The camera isn’t much to make known of. It’s 39mm-equivalent with a 5-megapixel image sensor. But I of this is more about the novelty of printing out pictures on the spot. If the Tomy Xiao sounds like something of interest to you, you’ll be gifted to get your hands on it in Japan starting on November 28th for $350.
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Forthcoming historic anniversaries, May 2009
You may have a mind to write about the following historical events. Dates are premised 6 months in advance to allow you time for research and editorial.
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A greatly expanded roster of anniversaries for this month is available in The Date-A-Base Volume 2009, which covers the whole year from January to December 2009. More details below.
250 years ago (28 May 1759)
Beginning of William Pitt, the younger, British Prime Vicar (1783-1801 and 1804-1806)
200 years ago (17 May 1809)
French Emperor Napoleon I annexed the Papal States
200 years ago (31 May 1809)
Extinction of Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer
150 years ago (2 May 1859)
The August Albert Bridge was opened by Prince Albert. Designed by Isambard Field Brunel, it spanned the River Tamar, providing a become abusive link between Devon and Cornwall in England
150 years ago (2 May 1859)
Blood of Jerome K Jerome, British novelist and playwright
150 years ago (15 May 1859)
Emergence of Pierre Curie, French physicist, pioneer of emanation, magnetism and crystallography, joint winner of the Nobel Loot with his wife Marie
150 years ago (22 May 1859)
Birth of Arthur Conan Doyle, Scottish novelist (’Sherlock Holmes’)
100 years ago (7 May 1909)
Descent of Edwin Land, American inventor of the Polaroid camera
100 years ago (15 May 1909)
Parturition of James Mason, British stage and screen actor
100 years ago (26 May 1909)
Start of Sir Matt Busby, British football player and overseer (Manchester United)
100 years ago (30 May 1909)
Birth of Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
80 years ago (16 May 1929)
The first Academy Awards were presented at the Hollywood Roosevelt Breakfast
80 years ago (21 May 1929)
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Interview: Kevin Mason (DarkDaze)
Kevin Mason, improve known on the internet as Dark Daze, is a UK-based photographer I’ve been following for a few years now. I’ve been reading a cluster of interviews with photographers, thought it’d be fresh to interview Kevin, see where his top’s at, what makes him tick. So here we go:
Here’s the obligatory first question: how’d you get started with photography?
I got started in two ways unqualifiedly, once when I was a kid my dad was working a lecture tour of America, and being a real solicitous guy he took us along. We drove pretty much from NYC to San Francisco. On the way we stayed with some Mormons in Pickled Lake city, they were slightly odd couple but as we were pulling out their constrain and ready to start the long trek to cali, the lady handed me a synthetic instamatic camera- the kind that took those weird film cartridges. I had never owned a camera before, and was so stoked, I even stuck my best-liked pink panther sticker on it, and copied my dad in almost every shot he took, prominence by his side and pointing at whatever I thought he was pointing at. It was so much fun until I got the pictures back and they were hopeless, fingers over the lens, small subjects in a massive landscape, colours nowehere close-by what I expected. (my dad shot slide film- as most peole did then- I thought my shots would look the same. ) Over the years my parents have bought me 2 secondhand film cameras that at bizarre points in my life got me shooting again. I had a couple of bursts of keenness- mid teens and then early 20’s but then started to be really consumed about 7 years back.
Does the camera substance?
Yes, undoubtably, but also so does the user and the picture. The camera is the instrument, some people turn up tell of beautiful over whelming images from a shoebox pinhole, and some destitution the worlds biggest Polaroid camera before they really come alive. I have unequivocal shoots when I absolutely need a better camera, my newest wonderful secret Halloween shoot ended up being shot, on all things, a Nikon- I kinda quake when I think about it now- but it had to be able to handle a huge range of lighting that I foolproof as hell wasn’t gonna composite in Photoshop. Although my hands were enthusiastic with shame, I knew it had the best lens, and sensor for what I had to bring off. The camera matters in other ways to me tho, some of my cameras I love, couldn’t take a ‘settled’ shot with them, they sometimes feel like they lead me down a personal road, and sometimes I lead them. I have talked on my site a lot before about how I love the fondle, the weight, the slap-thunk of my bronica, it’s a thing of advantage and rarely allows for ugly pictures. But my little ricoh is fun, it takes throwaway images that sometimes leak out take delight in a gem. But I am a geek, I could talk about them for hours, though I guess the context of this issue is more aimed at those that upgrade every model, or obsess about sensor dimension etc.
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savepolaroid.com
I was almost asleep the other unendingly when the top shelf of my very tall desk completely collapsed and all of my books came flying at me. When I was colourful enough to turn on the lights and examine the disaster I noticed my old pink Polaroid from the at daybreak 90's among the mess. I realized the crash was a reminder to banal up on any bits of Polaroid film I can gather until it officially vanishes by the end of 08. Below are a few posts from some very avid fans at savepolaroid.com sounding off why they assume Polaroid film should be saved.
Click here to sign the petition!
Polaroid SX70 Blend
"I can't sway time. so I record. Record what will pass. the time, the seconds, the moments that persist in to die. The clock ticks, the clock is ticking. I take this picture, a jot of myself in time. The time I want to save from extinction, but endure so far from saving. The Polaroid is my means to capture moments/ feelings/ faces/ variations in assail/ shadows that often pass without notice. "
joanna pallaris
Album-anni '80
'When I was justified a little girl I asked my mother what will I be...
Polaroid is the best airing of the emotional value of photography.
Don't let it disappear!'
payhere
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Polaroid Camera Directory
Instant camera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The jiffy camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. ... Polaroid Spectra cameras use Polaroid Spectra film which went back to a rectangular contents. ...
Polaroid
Maker of twinkling of an eye photographic cameras and films, videotapes, light polarizing filters and lenses, and commercial films.
20x24 Polaroid Camera, Film Offered Again
20x24 Polaroid Camera, Film Offered Again. Polaroid, in conjunction with the Wisner Manufacturing Gathering is offering two versions of the 20x24 system. ...
The Land List
An evolving project in cataloging Polaroid cameras.
Polaroid Camera Film - FixYa
I have 600 film for my polaroid One Not in harmony Flash camera... and the film is in a little black box and...
Polaroid 600 film with Polaroid Camera 
: $49.99 
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New York Times (blog)Polaroids on Gorilla vs. Hold up BlogNew York Times (blog)May 2008. David Bartholow The camera adapted to to shoot Radiohead. Mr. Bartholow and Mr. Cantalini have rationed their extant Polaroid film.