I just wanted to add a comment or two on the digital photography as a tool.
When I started my restoration, I was taking photos with film, making notes,
and making drawings in a notebook on items which could not be shown clearly in
photos.
About midway through the restoration, digital photography became affordable,
and I made the transition. Having the photos on computer was so useful, not
only for the ability to sort and organize (and locate) the photos, but also
for the ability to blow up details, that I have since gone back and scanned
all of the earlier film photos into computer files.
I particularly like the fact that you immediately know if you have the image
of what you wanted, before you go ahead and take it apart!
I bought an early Sony Mavica, which stores the images on a mini-disk right in
the camera. It is nice for two reasons, 1) you have a permanent non-volatile
disc record of your photos without having to transfer to CD. and 2) the number
of images you can store is immense. The camera also takes 30 second long mini
movies, and in the dead of winter, it is nice to sit here at the computer and
occasionally play the movies I had a friend take from the rear jump seat in
the Healey, running through the gears up a winding road last summer! It is
important (and easy and cheap) to go ahead and keep the images on CD as well,
as not only could you have a hard drive failure, but I have also had occasion
when I have modified a photo with arrows or labels, and have then wanted to
recover the original unaltered image from the archive disk.
I also find it surprising how often there is an occasion where I can email an
image to someone either to help them, or to resolve a question I have. It's
also great to be able to copy information, diagrams, photos, and drawings from
other sources, and store them in my "Healey files" on the computer. -My
growing "graphic library" on my model car has been an incredible help in
expanding and stabilizing what I know about the cars.
I have found 3.2 megapixels to be adequate, but I wish I had 5 mp for large
prints.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Wilkinson
To: Healey List
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: documenting as-is healey - camera suggestions?
Hi All,
Another important point of digital photography is saving the images on CD
as
you go. I lost a bunch of "before" engine shots due to a hard drive crash.
Fortunately, I've been able to photograph other Healeys in the area like
Ron
Davies', that was a big help. I've got about 600 photos now. Since this
project is taking a few years longer than I had expected, they definitely
help my failing memory.
Best,
Greg
67 BJ8
-----Original Message-----
Hi List,
No healey content in this post other than asking:
What type of digital camera would be good and not overboard to photo
document my healey prior to restoration?
I want to capture the details so I have a better idea when it is
reassembled.
Do I need "macro" detail?
Any other advice?
Thanks in advance.
John
'62 BT7
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