• Camera: NIKON CORPORATION
• Camera model: NIKON D90
• Exposure time: 1/180
• Aperture: f/22.0
• ISO: 100

(5 years and 965 days ago)

3 Comments

kyricom says:

I like the lighting

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friiskiwi says:

Great texture

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rturnbow says:

Congrats!

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Technics SL-1200 is a series of turntables manufactured from October 1972 until 2010 by Matsushita under the brand name of Technics. S means "Stereo", L means "Player". Originally released as a high fidelity consumer record player, it quickly became adopted among radio and club disc jockeys, thanks to the direct drive high torque motor design, making it, initially, suitable for pushbutton cueing and starting of tracks on radio. Latterly, when the use of slip-mats for cueing and beat-mixing (and scratching) became popular, the quartz-controlled high torque motor system enabled records to be mixed with consistency and accuracy. A primary design goal was for hi-fidelity, but having good build quality, control over wow and flutter, and minimized resonance led to the equipment being particularly suitable for use in nightclubs and other public-address applications. Since its release in 1978, SL-1200MK2 and its successors have been the most common turntable for DJing and Scratching (also known as Turntablism). Producers, DJs & Rap MCs refer to the Technics turntable as the "Tec 12's", "Wheels of Steel" and the "Ones & Twos". Apart from their iconic status in hip-hop and electronic music culture, Technics 1200s are also commonly used in recording studios and for non-electronic live music performance. Since 1972, more than 3 million units have been sold. It is widely regarded as one of the most durable and reliable turntables ever produced. Many of the models manufactured in the 1970s are still in heavy use. In the autumn of 2010, Panasonic announced that the series was to be discontinued due to marketplace conditions.
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(5 years and 1962 days ago)

5 Comments

kyricom says:

Great shot. Hard to get those grooves. But... needs 78 RPM so I could play my records from the 20's through 40's.

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author says:

Are you that old...?
I can hardly believe it!
There was a modification once,that allowed SL-1200's to play 78RPM records you know.
I am glad you like the shot...it looks like you can appreciate such masterpieces...

(5 years and 1962 days ago)

kyricom says:

No, I'm not THAT old. I bought a box of records at an estate sale once, and it was full of old 78 RPM recordings, mostly from the 1920's to the 40's. A lot of Jazz and Blues, although there's all kinds of stuff. There are even a few that are much older (I think the oldest was 1916). There's one early one that lists Frank Sinatra as a member of the chorus. Must have been when he was first starting out. They're a lot of fun to listen to, though.

(5 years and 1961 days ago)

Wayne Cheah says:

So what are you selling / advertising?

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author says:

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A small "film noir" set up with a pair of old shoes! (5 years and 2045 days ago)

4 Comments

gibbsld says:

This is a very nice photograph, I like a depth of field displayed, however I think it could be better if the toes of the shoes were in focus.

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author says:

I re-shot it with a bigger aperture f number (the first one was taken at f:3,5 & this one is at f:5,6)I hope is better now but if i use a higher f number than 5,6 i loose the desirable DOF.

(5 years and 2045 days ago)

gibbsld says:

I think it looks much better.

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Artifakts says:

Top shot !

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(5 years and 2190 days ago)

6 Comments

Drivenslush says:

inventive take from this source GREAT!

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author says:

Thank you veeeeery much!!!!!!

(5 years and 2189 days ago)

George55 says:

Looks good, nice idea. Good luck!

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Gadion says:

Very impressive work. GL

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spaceranger says:

Congrats!!

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Congrats, nice entry.

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