It was back in 2005, in the middle of the summer, when Stefan Hendricks, at the time moderator of oly-e, was fed up with constantly maintaining the FAQ on oly-e. So he set up a wiki and named it “olypedia”. On July 14, 2005 at 12:38 (and 24 seconds) he […]
Cordless screwdriver with internet connection
Cordless screwdrivers are incredibly practical. I couldn’t have done the renovation in Rocksdorf without cordless screwdrivers. Cordless screwdrivers are also used for assembling cars and electronic equipment. The fact that you can set the torque with which the screw is tightened is particularly practical. When assembling circuit boards, the torque […]
Digitising analogue material Part II
Today it’s all about negative material in 35mm format. As already discussed in the last episode: Flatbed scanners and older slide scanners have a problem with the dynamic range of negative film. Some scanners try to solve the problem with multiple exposures. However, this only works if the “dynamic range” […]
Wellingtons protests
In Bavaria, wellies hang on town signs all over the countryside. Occasionally even two pairs – small and large. Of course, the authorities have already announced that this is absolutely illegal. You can’t hang things on signs at all. It could distract drivers. (But election posters are allowed – nobody […]
Colorfoto is out of print.
There used to be a photo magazine in Germany that was the biggest. In other words, the one with the largest paid circulation. Affectionately known as “Klofoto”. It belonged to the WEKA publishing group, which also owned Franzis-Verlag, which printed almost three dozen of my books. As a result, I […]