QuickTake 150!

[TheNixer]

My QuickTake 150 came in the mail today complete with box, booster pack for the lithium batteries and QuickTake Travel Case as well as the leather camera grip, all in good shape. Disks, wall charger and manual were also in the mix! All in nice working order.

Here's the thing. I have an SE/30 running System 7.5 with 64mb of RAM. The manual lists the requirements as anything BUT a Mac Plus (boo!), SE, Classic, Portable or Powerbook 100. Does that mean I should be able to use it with my SE/30 and Classic II? When I put the disk in the SE/30 it just stalls during installation. I wonder if Mode32 has anything to do with it.

Anyone using a QuickTake with their SE/30?

 

[blackbird]

I have the same camera but the software disks that came with it are corrupted so I have no way to run it. If you are willing to make some images i would appreciate it.

 

[TheNixer]

I don't know how to make .img files but I did make the disk images using .dmg in OS X. If this will work for you PM me your e-mail address and I'll send them along. If you need .img point me to a nice how-to (if there is one) and I'll make those too. The .dmg files work in Mini vMac but I have no idea how they will translate to your system.

If the 68kMLA has a file server I'd be happy to donate these images if they aren't already there. I know Apple hasn't put them on their site yet.

 

[~tl]

You should be able to do it from the Terminal in OS X with the following command:

hdiutil convert file.dmg -format RdWr -o file.img

Replace "file.dmg" with the path to your .dmg (you can just drag the file onto the Terminal window to automatically put in the path) and "file.img" with the path of where you want your output file to end up.

 

[Christopher]

You can actually still make .pict files if you export the picture in Quicktime.

Wow. This was before my morning coffee. :I

 

[TheNixer]

Tom, care to help me for another round? Here's what I get:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2800260590_48b3aed090_o.jpg

 

[ccmac]

Images of the QuickTake drivers are also located here:

http://www.macdrivermuseum.net/scan.shtml

 

[skeletor]

My QuickTake 150 came in the mail today complete with box, booster pack for the lithium batteries and QuickTake Travel Case as well as the leather camera grip, all in good shape. Disks, wall charger and manual were also in the mix! All in nice working order.
Here's the thing. I have an SE/30 running System 7.5 with 64mb of RAM. The manual lists the requirements as anything BUT a Mac Plus (boo!), SE, Classic, Portable or Powerbook 100. Does that mean I should be able to use it with my SE/30 and Classic II? When I put the disk in the SE/30 it just stalls during installation. I wonder if Mode32 has anything to do with it.

Anyone using a QuickTake with their SE/30?

The 150, was a improvement over the original 100...and sold new at the time close to $ 700 (USD) biggest improvements were lens and picture storage...The 200 was the best of the bunch, but for some reason, you don't see as many 200's out there I see 150's, but nary any 100's..

For the era, mid 1990's, these were awesome..but nowdays, rather stone age for digital pics..but still useful...I still use my 150, and the looks I get from people using it, is priceless..

I believe the drivers are still out there....as most floppy install disks, have long become corrupted...(sigh)

 

[skeletor]

You can use regular AA batteries for the 150... especially those polaroid..

won't last as long, but they do work...

 

[TheNixer]

The manual speaks evil things against using regular alkaline AA batteries. I hunted down lithium batteries just to go by the book. I didn't want my camera to smoke the first time I turned it on!

I'm hoping to use the 150 with the Powerbook, it won't install on my SE/30 for some reason. The disks seem good though.

 

[skeletor]

The manual speaks evil things against using regular alkaline AA batteries. I hunted down lithium batteries just to go by the book. I didn't want my camera to smoke the first time I turned it on!
I'm hoping to use the 150 with the Powerbook, it won't install on my SE/30 for some reason. The disks seem good though.

The manual may speak of evil...but hey, been using my QT 150 for almost 11 yrs..and many of those yrs, I slummed at the altar of AA batteries..as Lithium batteries costed tooo much, or were too @#$%ing hard to find..

one thing all 150 users--should do...check for battery grunge and that scummy white power..in and around the battery compartment

 

[TheNixer]

Well, that is good to know. Most of my other cameras have branded batteries that only work with that camera, like my Canon XT. But my Hassy 553 takes AA, so I've always got them with me.