Conference hydra::amiga_v1

3740.0. "New Digitizing Hardware Info" by CGHUB::MILLER_C (Chuck - Don't Worry, be HOPpy!) Wed May 02 1990 13:56

Hey present and future Digitizers!

I checked out the Canon Xapshot this weekend. Though it is clever, 
it is severely limited due to it's lack of lenses.  I thought the 
image quality was only marginal, and that was with Canon's own demo.
It was like an $800 Instamatic.

What I did find though, was a different gadget.  It is from 
Tamiron (sp?).  It is a gadget that allows you to view slides and 
negatives (35mm) through your TV or to Video Tape (so why not Amiga?).
It also allows 3x Zooming.  Other models will handle 2.5 inch format
film and up to 6x zoom.

These images were excellent!  Since you have all the flexability of 
any high quality SLR Camera, the quality is limited only by your current
camera equipment.  I have loads of slides, this looks to be a great way 
to get into a decent video format.

The thing sells for about $800.  I post some details when I have the 
spec sheet in front of me.  I saw it at Harvard Camera, at the 
Harvard Town Common (Massachusetts)

Regards,
Chuck

    The Canon Xapshot is now being pushed an a MacIntosh input device.
    Tom

    re: .0  Tamron Fotovix
    
    This device can display slides or negatives (suitably reversed)
    on a tv or vcr.  It will enlarge, crop, color balance, etc...
    
    There are two models, the Fotovix 2x and the Fotovix 3.  The 2x
    is the one with the most whistles and bells.  Used with an electronic
    color splitter such as from Sunrize, the output can be fed into
    a digiview.
    
    For a product brochure, give a call to Tamron Industries
                                           Port Washington, NY
                                           516-484-8880