I believe the photos are "officially" from TEAM XRAY.
They do the same style and photo angle when released FK'05. :D :D . MSX marrying Cyclone, then gave birth T1 EVO2. :lol: :lol: :lol: |
Originally Posted by Soviet
As far as the photos, I'm quite sure that this was an "engineered leak" to build up buzz. Totally intentional. You simply don't pay a photographer thousands to make such a nice set for your new product and then "accidentally" post in in a public website.
If you're interested, there are tutorials on how to do nice product photography in your home using a cheaply built light box, which will give you about 90% of what you can get from a professional. It's a popular choice for small companies and online retailers that don't want to retain a professional photographer. The Flash on their site appears to be rushed, with many sections unfinished, and one still containing information from the 1/18th nitro car, presumably because it was used as a template. That said, I agree, it's the most beautiful car I've seen yet. I don't plan to abandon my lovely RDX, but I'll certainly admire the T2 from afar. |
Originally Posted by danjoy25
Would the US kits come with a front diff like the 05?
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Just to clear up the "leak" intended rumors...
The photos were "found" in a directory/sub-directory on the Xray site. This included several shots without a rendered backgound. Although the /t2 directory was not too dificult a guess it was, none the less, found by "accident". I work as a professional designer and it is quite common for companies to put up an easy to "tell it to a dummy over the phone or via email" directory to allow your distributors and magazine editors to get copies of the images prior to a new product release. As these are 300DPI high-res and larger images, it would seem that was exactly what was going on. Merely a production staging area that was "discovered". Judging by the "incomplete" update to Xray's website I can with all certainty assure those that thought this was intentional that it was not. If it was, the site would have been complete. If you notice, even a few of the links in the Flash file are incorrect. Xray rushed to get the site updated to recover from this "unfortunate" event that allowed us all to get a look at this wonderful new car. Those that have all the hi-res images can relish an up close view before some of the press even had one for a change.... My .02 :nod: P.S. Kudos to my buddy that found them. You are officially "Hacker of the Year" :) |
Originally Posted by syndr0me
I sincerely hope that there's no professional photographer out there being paid thousands to do product photography with a consumer (Sony Cybershot) digital camera, shooting in JPG. No offense, I know a bit about this, and I'm confident this isn't the case. A professional would quite possibly use a tilt/shift lens to cut down on perspective distortion, and get the right depth of field. Plus, they'd shoot it in RAW (or film, though less likely) on a professional or even prosumer body.
If you're interested, there are tutorials on how to do nice product photography in your home using a cheaply built light box, which will give you about 90% of what you can get from a professional. It's a popular choice for small companies and online retailers that don't want to retain a professional photographer. The Flash on their site appears to be rushed, with many sections unfinished, and one still containing information from the 1/18th nitro car, presumably because it was used as a template. That said, I agree, it's the most beautiful car I've seen yet. I don't plan to abandon my lovely RDX, but I'll certainly admire the T2 from afar. You don't need a Nikon D1S to shoot a model car in a controlled lighting situation. Any REAL photographer uses the right tool for the job. Only pretending amatures think they need a $5,000 camera for all occasions. And yes, I'd be willing to bet that if the photos were shot by a professional photographer that the shoot cost about $2,000. Remember; you're not paying for an expensive camera to shoot the photos, rather you're paying for the photographers experience. Look at the lighting and clarity. Just becasue it was a Sony Cybershot doesn't mean that it wasn't professionally done. |
Originally Posted by Windsorguy99
Feel that Soviet....
it's the dark side trying to draw you back in.... :deathstar :sneaky: :deathstar (Admiral Ackbar voice with floppy hands waving about...) IT'S A TRAP!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Dum Dum Dum, Dum Dee Dumm, Dum Dee Dummm..... :deathstar |
MSX or :ha:
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Anyone have the internal ratio of the T2
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Soviet,
Just so you know, I contacted Hudy last year about working for them. They produce ALL their art and photos in-house. No outside designers or photographers. Supposedly one of the Hudy relatives has the B.A. in Graphic Design and does most of the work with a small staff. This would explain the Cybershot. Also, after working with numerous photog's over the years, they wouldn't be caught digitally dead with anything but a Nikon or Canon... Again, my .02 P.S. I hope it really does come with polished bulkheads! :ha: |
Originally Posted by x-ray=speed
Anyone have the internal ratio of the T2
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Originally Posted by FreqETag
Soviet,
Just so you know, I contacted Hudy last year about working for them. They produce ALL their art and photos in-house. No outside designers or photographers. Supposedly one of the Hudy relatives has the B.A. in Graphic Design and does most of the work with a small staff. This would explain the Cybershot. Also, after working with numerous photog's over the years, they wouldn't be caught digitally dead with anything but a Nikon or Canon... Again, my .02 P.S. I hope it really does come with polished bulkheads! :ha: Myself though...I'm a Nikon man... ;) :nod: |
The number of used Xrays showing up for sale all the sudden is quite comical. Can you say buyers market? :lol:
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Originally Posted by Ike
The number of used Xrays showing up for sale all the sudden is quite comical. Can you say buyers market? :lol:
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Originally Posted by Soviet
Cool....Some companies farm out photo work though. Anyhow...I've known certain photographers that use the strangest and "cheapest" cameras to get a certain desired effect.
Anyway, regardless of how things went down, it looks like XRay is going to send a lot of car designers scrambling for something new tomorrow morning. |
Originally Posted by Ike
The number of used Xrays showing up for sale all the sudden is quite comical. Can you say buyers market? :lol:
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