Coal fired flash....camera?

wedgetail · 10-04-2010, 11:34 PM

Coal fired, gas fired and dung fired all run on smoke once you let the smoke out of them they are all Buggared.
Mark

Mike Cash · 10-06-2010, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by adwb

obsolete? I'll have you know my steam radio still works very well thank you, even if it is mono.
Alistair

You should have paid extra for the model with double expansion cylinders; then you could have had stereo.

Gashog · 10-07-2010, 03:29 AM

I have a Foldex. What type of film do those things take?....Nut?!

Ironic that we with all the coal fired stuff have the smallest carbon footprint.

adwb · 10-07-2010, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by Gashog

Ironic that we with all the coal fired stuff have the smallest carbon footprint.

carbon footprint?? when I walk I only leave a normal foot print, mind you I never was that hot.

xjjohnno · 10-08-2010, 01:55 AM

Early digital SLRs did not have batteries. Instead they were powered by coal fired steam generators.

**RichardS** · 10-08-2010, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by wedgetail

Coal fired, gas fired and dung fired all run on smoke once you let the smoke out of them they are all Buggared.
Mark

Don't forget that when you let the smoke out, they actually gain weight. That's because the smoke contains phlogiston, which has a negative mass. Fair dinkum.

Phlogiston theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard.

adwb · 10-08-2010, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by xjjohnno

Early digital SLRs did not have batteries. Instead they were powered by coal fired steam generators.

it's too far back in distant memory but I'm sure my first digital had a generator driven by a steam traction engine so it was portable.
where am I? what day is it? what was the question again?

RioRico · 10-08-2010, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by adwb

I'm sure my first digital had a generator driven by a steam traction engine so it was portable.

Actual fact: Early 'computers' were groups of humans, sometimes with mechanical numerating devices like adding machines or abacus's, sometimes with just pencil and paper. When Prof Petzval designed the first modern lens, only the military used 'advanced' math regularly (for calculating artillery ballistics), so the local Archduke loaned him a team of gunners to crunch the numbers. This is considered the first example of parallel computing. Actual truth -- see Wikipedia.

Thus we can conclude that early computer networks were beer-powered. (I can think of more recent systems shops that were/are driven by rather more illegal substances, but that's another story.)

Gashog · 10-10-2010, 07:52 AM

Originally posted by RioRico

Thus we can conclude that early computer networks were beer-powered. (I can think of more recent systems shops that were/are driven by rather more illegal substances, but that's another story.)

The Heritage Foundation?

RioRico · 10-10-2010, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by Gashog

The Heritage Foundation?

Opiates, no doubt.

And they probably don't shoot USA-made cameras.

Tsk tsk.

But now we're getting into politics. Hey, how about that Argus C3, eh?

Gashog · 10-10-2010, 05:56 PM

I should start looking for an old steam shovel!

PGillin · 10-10-2010, 07:10 PM

This thread has provided a good deal of amusement. I grew up with stereo sound, so maybe I'm missing out here, but I appreciate the old technology. My steampowered Spotmatic runs far better than my friend's hydro-electric d300, and there is something to be said for that.

Long live coal power, I guess?

Blue · 10-10-2010, 09:26 PM

I guess my Pentax K, SV, Asahiflex, Contax D and early Miranda bodies are all B.C. . . . "before coal" since they require no power, just light.

darkside

Gashog · 10-11-2010, 02:56 AM

Hmm....Passive solar?

Blue · 10-11-2010, 06:33 AM

Originally posted by Gashog

Hmm....Passive solar?

No solar, just light waves through the lens. The only energy required is mechanical. There are no meters to power on those models.

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10-04-2010, 11:34 PM	#16
wedgetail Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: adelaide Photos: Albums Posts: 211	Coal fired, gas fired and dung fired all run on smoke once you let the smoke out of them they are all Buggared. Mark

10-06-2010, 01:33 PM	#17
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by adwb obsolete? I'll have you know my steam radio still works very well thank you, even if it is mono. Alistair You should have paid extra for the model with double expansion cylinders; then you could have had stereo.

10-07-2010, 03:29 AM	#18
Gashog Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 523 Original Poster	I have a Foldex. What type of film do those things take?....Nut?! Ironic that we with all the coal fired stuff have the smallest carbon footprint.

10-07-2010, 06:56 AM	#19
adwb Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bristol UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,636	Originally posted by Gashog Ironic that we with all the coal fired stuff have the smallest carbon footprint. carbon footprint?? when I walk I only leave a normal foot print, mind you I never was that hot.

10-08-2010, 01:55 AM	#20
xjjohnno Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,115	Early digital SLRs did not have batteries. Instead they were powered by coal fired steam generators.

10-08-2010, 02:54 AM	#21
RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Originally posted by wedgetail Coal fired, gas fired and dung fired all run on smoke once you let the smoke out of them they are all Buggared. Mark Don't forget that when you let the smoke out, they actually gain weight. That's because the smoke contains phlogiston, which has a negative mass. Fair dinkum. Phlogiston theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard.

10-08-2010, 03:40 AM	#22
adwb Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bristol UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,636	Originally posted by xjjohnno Early digital SLRs did not have batteries. Instead they were powered by coal fired steam generators. it's too far back in distant memory but I'm sure my first digital had a generator driven by a steam traction engine so it was portable. where am I? what day is it? what was the question again?

10-08-2010, 03:50 PM	#23
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by adwb I'm sure my first digital had a generator driven by a steam traction engine so it was portable. Actual fact: Early 'computers' were groups of humans, sometimes with mechanical numerating devices like adding machines or abacus's, sometimes with just pencil and paper. When Prof Petzval designed the first modern lens, only the military used 'advanced' math regularly (for calculating artillery ballistics), so the local Archduke loaned him a team of gunners to crunch the numbers. This is considered the first example of parallel computing. Actual truth -- see Wikipedia. Thus we can conclude that early computer networks were beer-powered. (I can think of more recent systems shops that were/are driven by rather more illegal substances, but that's another story.)

10-10-2010, 07:52 AM	#24
Gashog Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 523 Original Poster	Originally posted by RioRico Thus we can conclude that early computer networks were beer-powered. (I can think of more recent systems shops that were/are driven by rather more illegal substances, but that's another story.) The Heritage Foundation?

10-10-2010, 05:11 PM	#25
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Originally posted by Gashog The Heritage Foundation? Opiates, no doubt. And they probably don't shoot USA-made cameras. Tsk tsk. But now we're getting into politics. Hey, how about that Argus C3, eh?

10-10-2010, 05:56 PM	#26
Gashog Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 523 Original Poster	I should start looking for an old steam shovel!

10-10-2010, 07:10 PM	#27
PGillin Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southern Ontario Photos: Albums Posts: 343	This thread has provided a good deal of amusement. I grew up with stereo sound, so maybe I'm missing out here, but I appreciate the old technology. My steampowered Spotmatic runs far better than my friend's hydro-electric d300, and there is something to be said for that. Long live coal power, I guess?

10-10-2010, 09:26 PM	#28
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	I guess my Pentax K, SV, Asahiflex, Contax D and early Miranda bodies are all B.C. . . . "before coal" since they require no power, just light.

10-11-2010, 02:56 AM	#29
Gashog Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 523 Original Poster	Hmm....Passive solar?

10-11-2010, 06:33 AM	#30
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by Gashog Hmm....Passive solar? No solar, just light waves through the lens. The only energy required is mechanical. There are no meters to power on those models.