March 2025 Image and Video Thread

[PJD]

Getting ready to use my S5iiX in a copy-stand arrangement to capture my late uncle's newly-discovered WWII scrapbook, which he created after returning home from Europe in 1945. Many of the items are too-big-to-fit-on-my-scanner, hence the reason to use my camera. This is in my home office. The camera is well-secured on two C-stands, and the camera is bolted into its camera cage via two bolts. My uncle managed railroad & truck shipments during the war for the U.S. Army, so Pete_W may enjoy seeing some of what's inside the scrapbook. There are postcards, newspapers, military manuals, etc. A fun project for my extended family.

 

[Pete_W]

Getting ready to use my S5iiX in a copy-stand arrangement to capture my late uncle's newly-discovered WWII scrapbook, which he created after returning home from Europe in 1945. Many of the items are too-big-to-fit-on-my-scanner, hence the reason to use my camera. This is in my home office. The camera is well-secured on two C-stands, and the camera is bolted into its camera cage via two bolts. My uncle managed railroad & truck shipments during the war for the U.S. Army, so Pete_W may enjoy seeing some of what's inside the scrapbook. There are postcards, newspapers, military manuals, etc. A fun project for my extended family.

Thanks Peter, looking forward to seeing the images!

 

[PJD]

Sorry, I got distracted by one of the 1945 "documents" [a RAW 96MP hi-res capture, scaled 50%] ... trains, trucks, tanks, "soonish" ...

S5iiX, Lumix 20-60mm, f3.5-5.6 lens.

 

[Travis Butler]

Sorry, I got distracted by one of the 1945 "documents" [a RAW 96MP hi-res capture, scaled 50%] ... trains, trucks, tanks, "soonish" ...

S5iiX, Lumix 20-60mm, f3.5-5.6 lens.

It reminds me of when I was helping Dad put together a collection of pics about Grandma for her memorial service/reception, and used the GX85 I had for a while with the Lumix 30mm Macro to digitize a bunch of pics out of a photo album Dad had. No reproduction rig, just handholding the camera with Dad holding down the pics, but I think a lot of them turned out all right.


20170106-P1000372 by Travis Butler, on Flickr


20170106-P1000366 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
(Even if the occasional thumb got in there.)

 

[PJD]

Here are a few railroad-related pages from a 1945 U.S. Army booklet my late uncle put into his post-WWII scrapbook. (The booklet is 44 pages long.) These are S5iiX RAW 96MP hi-res captures, scaled to 50%, and lightly compressed to JPEG. I used the Lumix 20-60mm f3.5-5.6 lens.

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 20-60/F3.5-5.6
• 51.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/125 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 20-60/F3.5-5.6
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/125 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

 

[Pete_W]

Here are a few railroad-related pages from a 1945 U.S. Army booklet my late uncle put into his post-WWII scrapbook. (The booklet is 44 pages long.) These are S5iiX RAW 96MP hi-res captures, scaled to 50%, and lightly compressed to JPEG. I used the Lumix 20-60mm f3.5-5.6 lens.

Thanks Peter, that's great historical information and fascinating to see!

 

[Travis Butler]

Thanks Peter, that's great historical information and fascinating to see!

Would you have any interest in railroad-adjacent information? The historic Union Station downtown has a set of historical exhibits, including things like the Harvey House restaurant chain along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe routes.

 

[Pete_W]

Would you have any interest in railroad-adjacent information? The historic Union Station downtown has a set of historical exhibits, including things like the Harvey House restaurant chain along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe routes.

Yes, that sounds really interesting!

 

[Travis Butler]

Yes, that sounds really interesting!

Ok, might swing by this weekend if I have a chance!