Archive 14. January 2013

Coblenz and Stolzenfels Castle

Juliana and I took a day trip to Koblenz by train. There we mainly visited Schloss Stolzenfels and of course the German Corner. And otherwise just felt like tourists. It was nice, a bit cold, but lots of sun.

Metabones announces Speed Booster lens adapter for mirrorless cameras: Digital Photography Review. The idea sounds compelling - simply use optics to compress the large full-frame image circle down to an APS-C image circle (approximately) and turn the 1.5x into a 1.1x with higher light intensity. But does it actually work as well in practice as described? I'm curious to see the test results.

Permaduino | Indiegogo. Interesting project: an Arduino-compatible board designed for permanent installation but still has a prototyping character (so it comes with a breadboard for wiring additional elements). The idea behind it: prototype with one of the classic systems and then rebuild it with this board to use it permanently - video cassettes with 8mm casing are used as the housing.