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Eye-Fi to cease support for Pro X2 and earlier generation cards

01 Jul

Eye-Fi will soon end support for its X2 and older wireless memory cards, services and apps, according to a notice sent to customers today. Citing security concerns, the company will complete the ‘end of life’ stage on September 16, 2015 by ending server support. The cards will still function at that point, and certain wireless transfer modes may still work, but their associated apps and services won’t offer full functionality. Eye-Fi is offering to move customer data to its newer Cloud service, and will sell affected customers new cards at a discount. Mobi, Mobi Pro and EyeFi Cloud are all unaffected.

Eye-Fi mentions that some functions that don’t require contact with its servers may still work after September 16, but their function is by no means guaranteed. The company states that Direct Mode for transfer directly to a computer or mobile device may keep working, as well as Selective Transfer, in which the user chooses images for transfer by designating them as ‘locked’ or ‘protected’ on the camera. Eye-Fi warns that if customers want to try and keep using these modes, they should make sure they’re configured prior to September 16.

Eye-Fi Premium customers will be able to migrate to an Eye-Fi Cloud account, and owners of legacy cards can buy a limited number of Mobi cards at a discount to replace them. Below is a list of affected products which Eye-Fi will no longer support.

  • All original pre-X2 products (Original, Home, Share, Explore, Video Share, Video Explore, Pro)
  • 4GB Geo X2
  • 4GB Connect X2
  • 8GB Explore X2
  • 8GB Mobile X2
  • 8GB Pro X2
  • 16GB Pro X2
  • Visioneer X2
  • Sandisk X2
  • Eye-Fi Windows desktop software (Eye-Fi Center)
  • Eye-Fi Mac desktop software (Eye-Fi Center)
  • Eye-Fi app for iOS
  • Eye-Fi app for Android
  • Eye-Fi Center web app (center.eye.fi)

Eye-Fi began the process of retiring its older products in March 2015, citing vulnerable security mechanisms and technological obsolescence. Visit Eye-Fi’s website for an FAQ and more information about the end of life products.

June 30, 2016

To Our Eye-Fi X2 and Earlier Generation Product Customers:

This message is for customers that purchased an Eye-Fi Pro X2 or earlier generation products prior to March 2015. Effective today, June 30th 2016, we will no longer be offering support for our legacy product lines, a complete list of which appears below. This notice formally begins the final stage of the “end-of-life” (EOL) process started in mid-2015 for the affected products. It’s very important that customers cease using these products no later than September 16, 2016 as some key services these products rely on will be shut down at that time. All customers who have a Mobi or Mobi Pro products purchased since 2013 are not affected by this announcement.

We began EOL on these product lines in 2015 largely driven by technological obsolescence of some of the key technologies included in these products. The primary technologies relate to Internet security and authentication mechanisms that were state-of-the-art in 2007 when we built them into our products but have since proven to be vulnerable. Since mid-2015 we have been offering migration services free of charge for Customers who have paid Eyefi Premium accounts. We will continue to offer this service migrating your Eyefi View data to Eyefi Cloud. You can request a migration here. For those customers that wish to use an Eyefi Mobi Pro card in place of their earlier generation products, we have also made a limited quantity available at a deep discount, see details here if you wish to take advantage of this offer.

Please note that we will maintain our customer service Web site and content for all customers. The support site includes detailed explanations for how to accomplish migration to Eyefi Mobi/Mobi Pro and Eyefi Cloud services. We are grateful to all the customers around the world that used Eye-Fi products in the past as well as for our newest customers. The EOL of a product line is always difficult and we have made every effort to minimize the impact of this change on our customers. Thanks for your loyalty and understanding.

LISTING OF IMPACTED PRODUCTS

Customers with Eye-Fi 1.0 product line and Eye-Fi Premium subscriptions will be impacted by this EOL process. Effective September 16, 2016 the following products may no longer operate:

Eye-Fi 1.0 Products:

All original pre-X2 products (Original, Home, Share, Explore, Video Share, Video Explore, Pro)
4GB Geo X2
4GB Connect X2
8GB Explore X2
8GB Mobile X2
8GB Pro X2
16GB Pro X2
Visioneer X2
Sandisk X2
Eye-Fi Windows desktop software (Eye-Fi Center)
Eye-Fi Mac desktop software (Eye-Fi Center)
Eye-Fi app for iOS
Eye-Fi app for Android
Eye-Fi Center web app (center.eye.fi)
The Mobi, Mobi Pro and Eyefi Cloud products and applications are unaffected and will remain operational with continued future developments.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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The 4th Generation AppleTV is a Flawed and Frustrating Device

26 Apr

*Disclaimer: Many of the problems of the 4th generation AppleTV are problems by the app creators for the device. Further, cable companies and content providers in many cases are likely disincentivized to make AppleTV a good or smooth experience. Cord cutting certainly hurts the profitability of cable companies and content providers are probably paid more by cable/satellite than AppleTV. I do understand that Comcast is directly responsible for much of what is broken on AppleTV. That said, I believe that Apple could do more to ensure that app creators fall into line. As the largest publicly traded company in the world, Apple has unique clout, an enormous amount of cash, and should bear more responsibility for a solid end user experience.

I purchased 4 new AppleTVs last year when Apple launched the new 4th generation AppleTV. I have also owned each previous generation of the device. With each release I’ve been hoping for something more and with each release I’ve been let down and disappointed by my experience with AppleTV. While AppleTV may offer the best solution available today, it’s a shame that it is still such a flawed and frustrating device.

AppleTV-5
AppleTV-3
AppleTV-2

1. My number one issue with AppleTV at present is that it feels like the content companies are at war with the device. Many of the content companies have created apps for the new AppleTV but these apps still require you to maintain a cable/satellite subscription. I am actually fine with this. I don’t mind paying the cable company to access content on my AppleTV. What annoys me though is what a miserable experience it is trying to actually consume your cable subscription content on AppleTV.

The basic way that content apps on the AppleTV allow you to access their content is by authenticating with your cable subscription. When you launch the app it asks you to go to a website with your phone or computer. Once you are there (each content app has it’s own unique approach) you are required to enter in your cable TV credentials and a code from your TV screen to “activate” that content. Having to do this multiple times for multiple apps on multiple AppleTVs is a drag. With my four AppleTVs it took me over an hour to authenticate all of the content on all of the devices. It should not be this difficult.

If consuming cable paid content on your AppleTV were as easy as spending an hour authenticating 50 times, even that might be ok. The problem with AppleTV though is that these content apps make you re-authenticate over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. When you are tired at the end of a day and just want to turn on HBO and watch Vinyl, it’s a drag to be jolted with the reauthentication screen yet again. It boggles my mind that my AppleTV and Comcast cannot find an easier way to verify that I indeed do pay and am entitled to consume the content. I’m sure Comcast makes it hard on purpose (it feels like you have to reauthenticate content every 48 hours or so), but Apple shouldn’t let them get away with that.

2. If the reauthentication were not bad enough, some of the content that I get through my cable provider that I want to watch the most is not even available. AMC is probably my favorite network for content right now (Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead) and there is no AMC app for the AppleTV.

Apple TV is a Flawed and Frustrating Experience

3. Watching live TV is difficult. While there are apps (like CNN and CNBC) that let you watch live TV, it’s a pain to get to this content. With my Comcast X1 remote I just press and button and say “CNN” into the remote and instantly CNN comes on. When I press the mic button for Siri on my AppleTV app and say “CNN” I get a message on my screen that says “I’m sorry, I can’t do that here.” Even if I say “CNN Go” and get to the app, it still won’t let me watch live TV with Siri. I have to manually go through the menu process to watch TV (and many times once I go through all of this I’m just prompted with yet another requirement to reauthenticate for the 75th time).

AppleTV-6

4. Streaming content on AppleTV is a crappy experience. The other night I decided to watch a Bruce Springsteen documentary on the River on HBO on my AppleTV. While watching the show locked up at least 10 times. Sometimes it would take five minutes or more for content to resume streaming. While it’s tempting to blame my ISP for this issue, it should be noted that HBO plays flawlessly on my cable TV box and I have the fastest available internet speed available at present in my neighborhood. Content streams just fine to my computers, it only has freezing issues with my AppleTV.

AppleTV-4

5. Photos are boring on AppleTV. I have hundreds of thousands of photos that I’d like to consume on my AppleTV, but seeing the same photos over and over again gets boring very quickly. When you point AppleTV to a folder on your hard drive (through iTunes) of photos to share to the device, it will allow you to create a slideshow or use the screensaver for those photos. Unfortunately AppleTV only chooses about 100-200 random photos from the folder selected and just plays those photos over and over and over again. I would love to watch photos on my AppleTV but it needs to truly send me all of the photos randomized in a folder, not just 100 of them.

6. I was hopeful that Flickr would work better on the new AppleTV. On my 3rd generation AppleTV Flickr photos suffered the same limitation. If I had Flickr as my screensaver and pointed it to my 100 faves or more album, it would just recirculate 100 or so of the photos from that album. On the new AppleTV Flickr slide shows have the same limitations and Flickr screensaver does not even work at all.

7. I hate watching commercials. I love the Americans on FX and watch it each week. When I watch it on my Comcast box I just fast forward through all of the commercials with my DVR. When I watch it on AppleTV I can’t fast forward through the commercials, that’s a big drag. Also when commercials play on AppleTV it’s the exact same commercial over and over and over and over again. At least on real TV they mix up the commercials. Having to watch the exact same commercial 5 times in a show is dumb. It makes you hate the product being advertised even more.

For a 4th generation device I expect something better than what AppleTV offers up today. It’s easy to pass the buck and blame Comcast and the content providers for such a miserable experience on AppleTV, but I think that AppleTV also bears some responsibility for ensuring a better experience for their customers who purchase the device.


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Phottix announces next generation of Odin TTL flash controllers

02 Feb

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Flash and accessory manufacturer Phottix has released details of the second generation of Odin flash controllers that will go on sale mid-February. The Odin II units, which allow wireless TTL control of hotshoe and portable studio flash units, will add two extra control groups and 28 additional channels to the radio trigger’s reach, and will make the user interface easier to handle. 

The Odin system, which is compatible with Nikon, Canon and Sony cameras can be used with the company’s battery-powered Indra 500 and 300 portable studio flash heads, as well as the company’s Mitros hotshoe flash units. The new models also add an AF assist lamp, 10 new custom functions and digital ID for channels 5 to 32 to ensure the correct units are communicating. 

The Odin system is divided into transmitters and receivers, and Phottix’s own flash units have the receivers built-in. Photographers using Canon, Nikon or Sony branded flash units can use their hotshoe flash units with an Odin receiver to take advantage of the better range and connection of radio transmission over the line-of-sight systems camera brands tend to produce. Radio also works better when shooting outside in bright conditions.

The company says that new firmware will be released for the Mitros and Indra flash units to make them compatible with the new features. 

The Canon and Nikon models will be available first, with those for Sony cameras arriving in late April. The transmitters will cost £160, while receivers will be £125.

For more information visit the Phottix website.

Press release: 

Introducing the Phottix Odin II TTL Flash Trigger

Phottix adds cutting edge functionality and features to its flagship trigger

Eagerly anticipated by thousands of Odin customers, the Odin II is the result of requests from Professional Photographers demanding more from their TTL flash systems.  Phottix is delivering on its promises to provide the very best system available today. 

Unrivalled Control and Streamlined User Interface

The Odin II allows more control than ever before.  The controls are logical, simple to use, and allow extremely fast adjustments.

With five groups, A, B, C, D and E, the dedicated quick access buttons allow changes to be made by simply turning the new thumb wheel which is perfectly placed below the improved large LCD screen to adjust the compensation.  The backlit LCD panel shows the settings at a glance.  Now you can control five channels or groups of lights at the touch of a button, in TTL Mode or in a combination of full manual mode and TTL – the choice is yours.  When switching a group off, its display line disappears from the screen, showing just the groups remaining active.

Backward Compatibility

The Odin II system is compatible with the original Odin system, Phottix Mitros+ Speedlights, the award-winning Indra360 and Indra500 TTL Studio lights, Strato and Strato II receivers, and Atlas II in receiver mode.  Using channels 1 to 4 you can work with the kit you already own with the Phottix Odin II.

More Channels and Digital ID

To take advantage of the Phottix Odin II, a total of 32 channels can be used, channels 5 to 32 use the full functionality of the Odin II receiver, including a user-set digital ID for the ultimate in secure triggering.  Users can remotely control Speedlight zoom settings, providing the perfect coverage from a wide angle to a spot light.  When shooting with the Phottix Indra360/500 series, the Odin II transmitter also offers remote modelling light control and full light ratio controls.

High Speed Sync and Overdrive Sync

High Speed Sync with TTL flashes and Overdrive Sync with manual enable flash photography at up to 1/8000 second for creative photographers.  The newly added AF assist light makes autofocus a breeze in dimly lit locations.  An additional ten custom functions allow users to customise the Odin II, including switching on/off the audible beep, screen brightness, an AF Illuminator function and the ODS system control functionality, as well as a full factory reset should you need it.

Firmware Updates

Firmware upgrades for the Phottix Mitros+ and Phottix Indra360/500 will soon be available to take advantage of the new features of the Odin II – these will be announced shortly via the Phottix Journal and on the Phottix.com website.

Major Features 

  • 5 groups A, B, C, D and E
  • 32 channels with user-set Digital ID on channels 5 to 32
  • Group buttons and thumbwheel control for fast operation
  • TTL Power Control +/- 3EV
  • Manual Power Control 1/1 to 1/128th
  • High Speed Sync – up to 1/8000s on compatible cameras
  • Second Curtain Sync (Nikon and Sony only)
  • AF Assist Light
  • Flash zoom control
  • Modelling Light Control with Indra500/360
  • 2.4 GHz, Range up to 100 metres
  • Compatible with Indra500/360 TTL, Mitros+, Odin, Strato, Strato II and Atlas II
  • Always up to date via the latest Firmware.

Odin II for Nikon and Canon will be available from all Platinum Dealers week commencing 15th of February 2016, the Sony Odin II is expected to arrive in late April.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Manfrotto introduces next generation of on-camera LED panels

19 Jan
Left: CROMA2, Right: MICROPRO2

Italian accessory manufacturer Manfrotto has introduced three improved LED panels that are designed to be used by professional and serious enthusiasts in the hot shoes of their cameras. The new panels, which are powered by Litepanels, are the CROMA2, MICROPRO2 and the SPECTRA2. Each of the new models features surface-mounted LEDs, with new lenses that improve the intensity of illumination in the light path thus delivering better efficiency and less fall-off. The company also says the new technology benefits the accuracy of color rendition. 

The CROMA2 and MICROPRO2 panels are very similar, except that the CROMA2 offers variable color temperature so that it can work in both tungsten and daylight situations – as well as those in between. Using a mixture of daylight and tungsten LEDs, the dominance of colors can be controlled via a continuous dial between 3100K to 5600K. The CROMA2 has a maximum output of 900lux, while the MICROPRO2 can manage 940lux. 

The SPECTRA2

The SPECTRA2 is a smaller panel with a maximum output of 650lux, and is daylight only. A dimmer switch allows its power to be reduced to 50%. 

There is a range of diffusers and colored filters available for each of the panels, and they all run from 6 AA type cells, an AC adapter or an L-Type Li-ion battery. They all have a ball and socket tripod head included, and the larger panels come with AC adapters and a bracket for an L-Type battery. For the SPECTRA2 these are optional extras.

The SPECTRA2 costs $ 219.99/£154.95, the MICROPRO2 $ 349.99/£259.95 and the CROMA2 is $ 418.99/£329.95. 

For more information visit the Manfrotto website.


Press release: 

Manfrotto, world leader in the photography, imaging equipment and accessories industry, announces the new generation compact LED lights for professional and advanced hobbyist videographers and photographers. 

CROMA2, MICROPRO2 and SPECTRA2 offer the latest LED technology available (SMT – Surface Mount Technology) in a portable size, which guarantees images with perfect color rendition and improved optical efficiency.

These on-camera LED panels, powered by Litepanels, are part of the new ready to use Manfrotto LED lights. 

CROMA2 AND MICROPRO2: COMPACT NEW LED TECHNOLOGY

A new range with the same design, the SMT LED panels embed innovative lenses, which have been specifically created for high efficiency and CRI (Colour Rendering Index).

The intensity of the LED devices can be controlled by the user – CROMA2 up to 900lux and MICROPRO2 up to 940lux. The colour temperature in CROMA2 can be regulated from 3100K to 5600K, which makes this device the perfect versatile LED panel to match the existing ambient lighting. MICROPRO2 is Daylight 5600K and permits the colour correction thanks to the diffuser and gel filter included in the pack.

CROMA2 and MICROPRO2 operate on six AA standard batteries, from mains through the included AC adaptor or on L-Type Li-ion batteries through the included battery adaptor.

Compact and powerful, thanks to the included ball head they can be used for both on camera as well as off camera use.

SPECTRA2: MINI BUT POWERFUL

The most compact LED Panel in the professional range – high efficiency in the palm of your hand. SPECTRA2 features the state-of-the-art LED SMT technology, which guarantees images with perfect colour rendition and flicker-free functionality.

SPECTRA2 is perfect for on camera use with the included new ball-head, as well as for off camera use.

The LED device is dimmable, capable of emitting 650lux, and provides a further increase in the light output thanks to the boost mode (+50%). The colour temperature of the LED Panel is Daylight 5600K but it can be changed thanks to diffusers and filter gels.

SPECTRA2 can operate on six AA standard batteries and offers, as optional, AC or L-Type Li-ion batteries adaptors.

These new powerful and compact Manfrotto LED lights guarantee best performance with a high quality light. CROMA2, MICROPRO2 and SPECTRA2 represent the top range of on-camera units.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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New generation Samsung A7 and A5 launched with OIS and F1.9 lenses

03 Dec

Samsung has today officially launched a new generation of its A-series smartphones, and although the new devices range below the high-end Galaxy S and Note models in the Samsung line-up, they come with promising-looking specifications – especially in the camera department. Read more

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Haitis Generation der Amputierten

07 Sep

Ein Kind, das einen Arm verloren hat, liegt auf einem Bett,

Ein Beitrag von: Albertina d’Urso

Im Jahr vor dem großen Erdbeben ging ich zum ersten Mal im Auftrag der NPH (Hilfe für Waisenkinder) nach Haiti. Die NPH hat dort eine Kinderklinik, ein Rehabilitations-Zentrum für Kinder mit Behinderung, ein Waisenhaus und 18 Straßenschulen, um Kindern in akuter Not zu helfen.
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Die vergessene Generation

09 Dec

© Tabea Borchardt

Ein Beitrag von: Tabea Borchardt

Clouds, Sticks, Disks, virtuelle Fotoalben auf Smartphones, Tabletts und Notebooks sowie Sharing-Plattformen im Netz. Dies sind die Orte, an denen ein Großteil all unserer Bildmedien landet.

Physische Kopien? Niemand von uns hat von all seinen wichtigen Bildern einen Ausdruck – viele Handyfotos dienen nur dazu, sie herumzuzeigen, zu „sharen“ und Herzchen oder Likes oder sonst irgendetwas wiederum Virtuelles dafür zu kassieren. Kaum jemand von uns denkt daran, dass jedes Bild in gewisser Form ein Zeitdokument ist – vielleicht könnte es in hundert Jahren zeigen, was sich seitdem verändert hat?

Die Kinder unserer Zeit kennen Kameras mit Display, das Löschen von „unschönen“ Bildern wird meist noch direkt im Aufnahmemedium durchgeführt – wir selektieren unsere eigene Erinnerung.

Ein altes zusammengeklapptes Familenalbum.

So sahen Familienalben vor 100 Jahren aus.

Zudem halten wir sie in einer Form fest, die vielleicht unsere Lebenszeit überdauert – aber was ist mit unseren Nachkommen? Unsere Urenkel haben vielleicht kein Bild mehr von uns. Schlicht, weil es keines gibt, dass die Zeit überdauerte.

Die maximale Haltbarkeit von vielen aktuellen digitalen Speichermedien wird auf circa fünf, maximal fünfzig Jahre angegeben. Natürlich könnten wir alle zehn Jahre neue virtuelle Kopien und Backups erstellen, auf neuen digitalen Medien.

Welcher Müll dabei entsteht, bleibt hier einfach nur am Rande kurz erwähnt. Wir können all unsere Daten in Clouds werfen, die zumindest mehr Sicherheit suggerieren – aber wer weiß denn, wie lange die Technik wirklich noch so rund läuft?

Am 12. November 2007 wurde das zweimilliardste Foto auf Flickr hochgeladen. Knapp ein Jahr später, am 3. November 2008, wurde das dreimilliardste Foto online gestellt. Seit August 2011 befinden sich mehr als 6 Milliarden Bilder auf der Plattform. Im Dezember 2012 waren es bereits 8 Milliarden Fotos. – Wikipedia

Wir haben Massen an Medien im Netz – keiner weiß wirklich, ob das Netz mal „voll“ sein kann. Im Endeffekt vertrauen wir unsere Informationen einem „Ding“ an, das uns mittlerweile besser versteht als wir es.

Nicht nur Bilder gehen vielleicht früher oder später verloren, sondern auch handschriftliche Notizen. Wir bedienen uns eher an den bildinternen Meta-Daten als an unserer Erinnerung, um unsere Bilderflut selbst noch begreifen zu können.

Ein aufgeklapptes Familienalbum.

Unser persönliches, leider sehr schlecht gepflegtes Familienalbum.

Das Wann, Wo und Wie wird in den Hintergrund gedrängt und jeder von uns kennt das Gefühl, eigene Bilder durchzusehen und sich zu fragen, wann man dieses Bild denn gemacht hat. Es ist nicht mehr so besonders eingebrannt und präsent in unseren Köpfen.

Fotos, die früher akkurat mit Ort und Datum versehen in Alben eingeklebt wurden, chronologisch, mit Liebe für die Ewigkeit – auch, wenn das natürlich ebenso eine Illusion ist – existieren kaum noch.

Inschriften in Stein gehauen existieren bis heute – Fotografien zu meißeln ist leider nicht gängig – aber Filme, Glasplatten, mehrfache Abzüge an unterschiedlichen Orten, das sind definitiv Dinge, die unsere Arbeiten und Bilder vor dem Verschwinden schützen. Und auch Schwarzweiß-Filme haben eine nachgewiesene mögliche Haltbarkeit von bis zu 700 Jahren – Farbfilme nur vermutete 150 Jahre – das wäre zumindest für die Ur-Ur-Ur-Enkel noch locker mitzuerleben.

Ein aufgeschlagenes Fotoalbum mit alten Fotos.

Ein Fotoalbum mit bunten Fotos.

Bodo aus Berlin. Mit den Alben kann mein sein Leben rekonstruieren – Bilder von Arbeitsplatz, Familie, Urlaub, Ausflügen – eine spannende Sache, auch wenn ich die Personen nie gekannt habe.

Nostalgien fröhnend schauen wir uns manchmal die Alben unserer Großeltern an, bewundern die Aufnahmen, die Patina, die Ähnlichkeit der Gesichtszüge von Onkel Heinz und Großvater Arnold. Und dabei bleibt es dann – die eigene Ambition in unserer datenüberfüllten Welt, die im Zeitmangel steckt, sich selbst hinzusetzen und eigene Erinnerungsalben anzufangen, ist gering. Es gibt vor allem eine zusätzliche Problematik: Es ist gar nicht so einfach, damit anzufangen.

Wenn wir ein Album mit Bildern füllen, sollten wir keine Discounterausdrucke nehmen. Nach wenigen Jahren sind diese beinahe völlig zerstört, wenn sie Wärme und Licht ausgesetzt waren. Natürlich gibt es qualitative Unterschiede – aber nicht umsonst verlangen zum Beispiel Museen „archivfeste“ Prints.

Hochwertige Papiere müssen benutzt werden, säurefreie Klebstoffe und Passepartouts – welches Fotoalbum im Handel bietet dies? Vermutlich keines. Sonst würden sie deutlich mehr kosten. Und was bedeutet eigentlich dieses „archivfest“? Eigentlich ist dies doch eine Phrase, denn über die meisten Trägermaterialien gibt es überhaupt keine Langzeitstudien oder Erfahrungswerte.

Wichtig dabei ist zu wissen, dass wenn man dies in Erfahrung bringen möchte, man am besten den Papierhersteller direkt anruft. „Säurefrei“ ist dabei das Wort, auf das es zu achten gilt. Bekanntlich zersetzt Säure Papier. Übrigens enthalten auch die meisten Klebstoffe und Fixierbänder sowie Passepartouts Säuren. Wenn also archivfest, dann sollte man alles säurefrei erwerben.

Säurefreies Papier sehen wir hier und Fotos.

Es gilt zuallererst: Datenblätter lesen ist hilfreich.

Denn vielfach findet man sonst diese kleine Randnotiz „archivfest“ nicht. Gern auch „zertifiziert“ oder „museumsecht“ genannt. Gesagt sein kann jedoch immer: Hochwertige Papiere und Anbieter, die keine Discountschleudern sind, haben schon immer bessere Qualität geliefert.

Schwierig ist, dass Archivfestigkeit kein sichtbares Kriterium ist, da es mit dem Herstellungsprozess und der Lagerung zusammenhängt. Temperatur, Feuchtigkeit, Chemiegehalt – speziell welche Chemikalien wurden verwendet zum Beispiel für die Papierbleichung?

Im Zweifel fragt man. Hahnemühle, Römerturm oder Epsonpapiere wären Druckpapieranbieter, die definitiv archivfeste Papiere führen, um hier nur eine kleine Auswahl zu nennen. Dür das Ausbelichten digitaler Dateien wirbt zum Beispiel Fuji mit seinen Chrystal-Archive-Papieren.

Viele Informationen und Nachforschungen gibt es zum Nachlesen von Wilhelm Imaging Research beispielsweise zur Haltbarkeit von Trägermaterialien.

Mehrere Papierseiten übereinander gelagert.

Zeitgemäß ist es, Fotobücher online zu erstellen. An sich eine wunderbare Idee, wobei mir persönlich der Charme der wirklich selbstgestalteten Seiten fehlt. Diese Bücher werden weit unpersönlicher als Alben mit persönlicher Handschrift, sind jedoch hundertmal besser als digitale Ansammlungen, die niemals aus dem System der Einsen und Nullen heraustreten.

Drei der angerufenen Anbieter von Fotobüchern konnten mir keine Archivfestigkeit bestätigen. Ich denke, Buchbinder, die mit alten Leimen (zum Beispiel Hasenleim) und hochwertigen Papieren arbeiten, wären da eine bessere Option, liegen jedoch auch gleich in einer ganz anderen Preisklasse. Aber für wirklich wichtige Arbeiten würde es sich definitiv lohnen – allein schon von der Wertigkeit.

Analoge Drucke auf Barytpapier lassen sich durch Tonung veredeln und haltbarer machen – digitale Ausbelichtungen habe diese Möglichkeit nicht, sind jedoch immer noch haltbarer, wenn man zertifiziertes Papier verwendet.

Negativboxen übereinander gesapelt.

Ein aufgeklappter Negativordner mit Negativen.

Säurefreie Negativkartons mit Pergaminhüllen und Beschriftung des Inhaltes – viel Arbeit, aber definitiv sinnvoll. Analoge Metadaten. Zu jedem Film gehört dann bei mir noch ein Kontaktbogen und Belichtungstabellen, damit ich bei Bedarf schnell wieder 1:1-Abzüge machen kann – ohne Teststreifen und Zeitverlust.

Selbstverständlich ist das mit anderen Kosten verbunden, als wenn man für 9,99 € einhundert digitale Bilder im Laden nebenan im Postkartenformat drucken lässt. Doch ich denke, es ist die Mühe und Zeit wert, sich mit der Thematik zu beschäftigen und sich zu überlegen, welche Bilder vielleicht die Zeit ein wenig länger überdauern sollen als andere.

Und egal wie wir arbeiten – ob analog oder digital – beides sollten wir wertschätzend behandeln. Die Negative sollten wir gut lagern, beispielsweise in säurefreie Boxen und Negativhüllen (besser Pergamin als Acetat wegen der Feuchtigkeitsbindung, die sonst entstehen kann).

Die digitalen Daten machen sich besser, wenn wir sie nicht nur auf Platte oder Stick besitzen, sondern Ausdrucke mindestens der Größe A4 machen. Dann können wir zur Not wenigstens noch, wenn die Originaldatei verloren geht, einen hochwertigen Scan machen.

Vielleicht schaffen wir ja unfreiwillig wichtige historische Dokumente, die den nachfolgenden Generationen unser Leben aufzeigen – wer weiß, was in hundert Jahren so alles anders sein wird? Und zumindest unsere Familien finden es auf jeden Fall schön, wenn sie nicht nur über ihre Vorgeneration fantasieren kann, sondern echte Bilder in den Händen hält, wenn alte Geschichten ausgegraben werden.

Weiterführende Links zum Thema

  • Archivfeste Tonungen
  • Hinweise zur Haltbarkeit von Inkjetdrucken und den Ausstellungsbedingungen
  • Haltbarkeit Fotobücher auf Fotopapier versus digitaler Offset-Druck
  • Negativarchivierung
  • Allgemeine Richtlinien für Archivierung und Museumsvorbereitung für analoge Technologien
  • Infos zu Barytpapier
  • Druckmedien: Inkjet-Barytpapier
  • Anbieter Barytpapier – Untersuchung von moersch


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Fujifilm announces X-E2 – second generation mid-level mirrorless

18 Oct

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Fujifilm has announced the X-E2 – its latest mid-range mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The X-E2 gains many of the upgrades seen in the X100S, including on-sensor-phase-detection that underpins the company’s unique digital-split-image focus aid. Beyond this the 16MP X-Trans camera has received a series of hardware adjustments and revisions in response to feedback about the X-E1.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Incipio Next Generation Polymer TPU Case For The iPhone 4

18 Dec

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