Random keyboards, lovingly photographed

[Muirium]

I am just getting started here on Deskthority, so I wanted to share some nice photos I took of my Ducky.

Not bad. The lighting's good, and the colours. By which I mean monochrome!

[mr_a500]

Nice. That top one might make a good Deskthority header.

The keycaps almost look aluminium.

[Monkay]

Not bad. The lighting's good, and the colours. By which I mean monochrome!

I am not sure what you mean with "monochrome".

@mr_a500: Yeah I like the upper photo, too. You can really see how the textured PBT keycaps feel like.

[Muirium]

I mean I like the shades of grey. It's a film noir kind of look, with the keyboard and the background sharing the same monochromatic style.

[Monkay]

Oh okay, I see what you mean. You are right. And then there is the second picture with extreme contrast.

[dustinhxc]

[KennyR]

dustinhxc: amazing, I'm jealous.

[Muirium]

Все спокойные дети думают, что они Толстой. Что посеешь то и пожнешь.

[dustinhxc]

Все спокойные дети думают, что они Толстой. Что посеешь то и пожнешь.

Sorry, I don't know the language, I just admire it!

dustinhxc: amazing, I'm jealous.

Thank You!

[Muirium]

Все спокойные дети думают, что они Толстой. Что посеешь то и пожнешь.

Sorry, I don't know the language, I just admire it!

Neither do I. But I have a laconic friend who does. Great looking caps, by the way. Secondary alphabets are always awesome.

[dustinhxc]

Oh very cool! thank you!

[mr_a500]

Adding my "lovingly photographed" Kaypro II:

[Acanthophis]

I don't know if it's lovely photographed, but it's photographed nonetheless

[Muirium]

Better lighting than the Kaypro!

I'm still learning Cherry stabs. Are those plate mount?

[photekq]

Better lighting than the Kaypro!

I'm still learning Cherry stabs. Are those plate mount?

They are Costar (plate mount) stabilisers

Again, not a keyboard, and I know not many people here on DT like novelty caps, but I took some photos of my new Brobot V2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/115722906@N08/

[mr_a500]

Better lighting than the Kaypro!

What's wrong with the Kaypro lighting?

[Muirium]

See how the middle of the (white?) top shell is much brighter than the edges. That's a sure sign your light source is too close to the keyboard. And so is your camera. Note the keyboard's distorted shape. Barrel distortion happens when you're too close and using a lens that's too wide.

Better lighting than the Kaypro!

I'm still learning Cherry stabs. Are those plate mount?

They are Costar (plate mount) stabilisers

Then I'm definitely still learning. Thanks!

The slots around the space bar's switch threw me off. I have plate mount Costar stabs on my custom 60% but without slots for the wires, thought that was a Cherry thing.

[mr_a500]

See how the middle of the (white?) top shell is much brighter than the edges. That's a sure sign your light source is too close to the keyboard. And so is your camera. Note the keyboard's distorted shape. Barrel distortion happens when you're too close and using a lens that's too wide.

I know I was too close (I already mentioned in other thread), but I did the lighting like that deliberately to get a nice gradient. Probably the light was too close, but that's as long as the light cord was. I really do need to get a tripod, some lenses and a half-decent lighting setup.

[Muirium]

With good lighting, everything else gets so much easier. The tripod is the first thing to go for, though, because bang per buck it's easily your strongest piece of equipment. Longer exposures are your sneaky little friend.

Your lens isn't to blame for the barrel distortion, by the way. That's just geometry. Getting close and wide spells getting all out of whack. Good for Blair Witch but not too much else.

[photekq]

The slots around the space bar's switch threw me off.

Ah, understandable. That plate actually supports both Cherry plate mount and Costar, hence the slots for the wires. So you were partly right about it having Cherry stabilisers

[snoopy]

Hmmmm... German Iso Dolch

[Muirium]

Mmm. Seeing as I type easily enough on blanks already, maybe someday I will get a keyboard where every legend is a µ…

[snoopy]

Not lovingly photographed, but item itself is lovingly. lol

G81-3430HKNDE

[mr_a500]

I must admit, I've never seen a keyboard with a unicorn on it before. I've never even considered that a unicorn would be a good thing to add to a keyboard. It just never occurred to me.

(...imagining 1960's IBM engineers designing a keyboard when one of them looks concerned and says, "You know, we should actually add a unicorn to the top right of the keyboard. It would be much more efficient.")

[kint]

Not lovingly photographed, but item itself is lovingly. lol ...

Is this your board?
The term unicorn vomit becomes a whole new meaning.

[snoopy]

Not lovingly photographed, but item itself is lovingly. lol ...

Is this your board?
The term unicorn vomit becomes a whole new meaning.

Yes, but I bought it only for the keycaps.

[mr_a500]

Oh come on, admit it. You bought it for the unicorn.

[Daniel]

Not lovingly photographed, but item itself is lovingly. lol ...

Is this your board?
The term unicorn vomit becomes a whole new meaning.

Yes, but I bought it only for the keycaps.

I watched that auction! Please take a picture for the G81 wiki

[snoopy]

Oh come on, admit it. You bought it for the unicorn.

ok, you got me... It perfectly matches my unicorn-carpet and my unicorn-bedding.

I watched that auction! Please take a picture for the G81 wiki

Will try, but my photoskills are not the best.

[Dubsgalore]

Just a PCB, not very lovely photographed, but I really like this 'soft keys' shot on my Nixdorf PCB. Might submit it as a DT banner