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From: matt@pacvax.UUCP (Matt Kingman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Photographing Mac Color Screen
Message-ID: <365@pacvax.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 91 15:19:21 GMT
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In article <1991Apr10.050704.20982@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> 
mil@mendel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Maria I. Lasaga) writes:
> I took pictures of a monochrome mac screen several years ago.  The 
pictures
> turned out crisp, but as with most computer screens, the lines were not
> straight.  That is, you will pick up the slight bowing of the screen,
> which I found annoying.  However, depending on how good the results need
> to be, the bowing may not bother you.  (Try to avoid getting any of the
> black border, and the bowing will probably be less obvious.)

I had this same problem when I was trying to get good screen shots.  The
bowing occurs because the camera is too close to the screen (you probably
were using a 50mm lens).  Switching to an 80mm lens and moving the camera
farther away from the monitor cures the problem.

With respect to shutter speed, 1/30 sec. may seem ok, but you will be
dissapointed with the results.  Usually what you get is a complete screen
shot but with some annoying diagonal hilites and the color saturation is
not great.  I've found that 1/2 sec. produces crisp, clear, and colorful
slides.

/Matt
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Matt Kingman
Macintosh Software Engineer
Pacer Software Inc.
I speak only for myself...