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Best input device photo 2014

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 01:00
by webwit
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Please vote for nominees for the Best input device photo in 2014.

You can use a maximum of 5 votes.

This is round 2. This round is used to trim down the suggested nominees from round 1 - the 5 entries with most votes will be promoted to official nominees and make it into the third and final round.

See the first round for reference and motivations.

By voting in the third round of this category, you can win a keyboard cable from Pexon PCs!

The second round ends on Wednesday 3 December, 00:00hrs UTC. You can change your vote until the end of the round. The full results will be published at the end of the Awards.

View photo 1-10:
Spoiler:
Photo 1 by mr_a500 - Kaypro II
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Photo 2 by snoopy - IBM SSK with Clickclack
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Photo 3 by photeq - Cherry G81-3116SDU keyboards
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Photo 4 by seebart - Naked NTC keyboard
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Photo 5 by janvkn - Filco keyboard
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Photo 6 by HAL - 4x IBM SSK
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Photo 7 by dubsgalore - IBM Model M keyboard
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Photo 8 by turkish - Ducky Shine 3 & Zowie FK1
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Photo 9 by madhias - IBM Model M keyboards
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Photo 10 by RaleghDirat - 2x IBM SSK
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Photo 11 by Phosphorglow - 6x IBM SSK colored plates
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Photo 12 by madhias - Topre Realforce 86u
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Photo 13 by madhias - IBM 3278 beam spring keyboard
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Photo 14 by madhias - Dolch + Clickclack
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Photo 15 by HipsterPunks - Clickclack
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Photo 16 by Snoopy - Black Kishsaver with Clickclack
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Photo 17 by Muirium - PBT Granite Cyrilics on a NovaTouch
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Photo 18 by ComradeSniper - IBM Selectric II
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Photo 19 by ??? - G80-779
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Photo 20 by Muirium - IBM 3276 beamspring, with bonus rust
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Photo 21 by IvanIvanovich - Cherry keyboard with RGB keyset
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Photo 22 by mr_a500 - IBM 3278 beam spring keyboard
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Photo 23 by 002 - G80-3060 60th anniversary
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Photo 24 by photekq - G81-3015HAR
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Photo 25 by Muirium - Naked Tipro MID series matrix board
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Photo 26 by HaaTa - Square keys on a vintage keyboard
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Photo 27 by Sectionsone - Ducky Shine 3 Tuhaojin
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Photo 28 by Snoopy - IBM 4704 family portrait
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Photo 29 by Madhias - Cherry G80 9013 Phoneboard
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Photo 30 by Wheybags - Artisanal HHKB
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Photo 31 by mr_a500 - TI-99
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Photo 32 by Muirium - 60% The Old, The New and The Custom
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Photo 33 by Halvar - IBM 3287 beamspring rewrapped
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Photo 34 by Madhias - IBM mounted Clickclacks
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Photo 35 by HipsterPunks - Trippin'
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Photo 36 by Josh - IBM Industrial & 356CL DGE
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Photo 37 by HAL - Generations
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Photo 38 by HAL - Keller No More
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Photo 39 by Paranoid - Colorful cables
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Photo 40 by Prelim - Retrobright in progress
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View photo 41-43:
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Photo 41 by mr_a500 - Commodore desk
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Photo 42 by Nourathar - Volker Craig VC4152
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Photo 43 by Neo - Desktop
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Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 01:06
by Muirium
Photos 6 and 37 are the same image! (My bad…)

Besides that, 5 votes is tough. I've narrowed my choices down to 8, and none of them are my own photos!

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 01:10
by webwit
Thanks, fixed. Please revote if you already voted (poll was resetted).

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 05:40
by HaaTa
Hah! I got nominated here. Never expected that, guess if I take enough pics at least one will turn out good :P

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 05:51
by jacobolus
HaaTa: your pic isn’t good, sorry. Fortunately, the keyboard you were photographing is cool enough to make up for the shitty pic. :P

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 08:05
by HaaTa
jacobolus wrote: HaaTa: your pic isn’t good, sorry. Fortunately, the keyboard you were photographing is cool enough to make up for the shitty pic. :P
Phew, glad someone agrees :lol:

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 08:54
by seebart
I am very honored to even be in here! This is going to be tough, so many good pictures! :geek:

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 13:45
by rindorbrot
Photo 14 is Skidata, not Dolch!

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 13:51
by Muirium
A bit late to start over. (Any edit to the poll options triggers a new vote.) We're judging these by the pictures, not the descriptions anyway. If it makes it to the finals, Webwit can sort it then.
seebart wrote: I am very honored to even be in here! This is going to be tough, so many good pictures! :geek:
Absolutely. Only 5 go through, so just 11%. This is the most competitive award of all!

I voted for yours, by the way. I like the soft glow of that shot. If only HaaTa could do that with his subjects! The Kibohd Master could use a trip to the camera store… it'll be worth it, trust us.

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 13:54
by ne0phyte
I still wonder why you nominated the phone pic of my desktop setup, Mu :D

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 14:00
by Muirium
It's a nice shot. That's what matters in the end. Gear helps get you there, but the picture that comes out is what counts. You caught a nice bit of lighting with a real soft scatter of light across the desk and wall; which I'm a sucker for.

And those old speakers remind me of what I used to have hooked up to my SoundBlaster AWE32!

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 14:22
by ne0phyte
Muirium wrote: t's a nice shot. That's what matters in the end. Gear helps get you there, but the picture that comes out is what counts. You caught a nice bit of lighting with a real soft scatter of light across the desk and wall; which I'm a sucker for.
Well, thanks hehe. That's what my desktop looks like every noon/afternoon. It really looks nice and is kind of cozy to have some sun beams dancing along the wall behind my monitors :mrgreen:

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 17:18
by wupi
Photo 37 is so nice. ^^

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 21:13
by Muirium
Yup. That's why I nominated it! I think HAL's got a good shot at the prize with that one. It's a moment as much as a keyboard.

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 21:48
by mr_a500
I love how focused they both are. Did his wife take the photo? She would get the wingnut then, not HAL. :D

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 21:56
by Muirium
She'd better like MX. Those wingnuts need adapters to fit on anything else:

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Naturally, I'm as interested as anyone in how Matteo's MX on BS adapters are coming along. I have no other clacks!

Posted: 27 Nov 2014, 22:06
by mr_a500
It's damn tricky choosing with only 5 votes. I didn't have any votes left for my own photos. :P

Posted: 29 Nov 2014, 22:17
by webwit
Currently ahead are, in alphabetical order:

Photo 9 by madhias - IBM Model M keyboards
Photo 11 by Phosphorglow - 6x IBM SSK colored plates
Photo 16 by Snoopy - Black Kishsaver with Clickclack
Photo 22 by mr_a500 - IBM 3278 beam spring keyboard
Photo 37 by HAL - Generations