Sponsors
FLAAR has tested all the following photography and computer equipment under extreme conditions. Much of this equipment has survived archaeological expeditions into remote jungle areas of Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. The digital equipment was subjected to intense tropical heat and humidity at Copan, Honduras, survived pot-holed roads and long stretches of unpaved roads getting to the Maya ruins. Thus we can recommend the following cameras, accessories, computer hardware and software with confidence.
Printers
Dilli
Hardware
American Power Conversion uninterruptable power supplies
Kaidan (virtual reality)
Encad (wide format color printers)
EFI (Electronics for Imaging) hardware RIP
Lexmark International (color laser, B+W laser printers)
QMS laser printers | recommended laser paper (Weyerhaeuser)
Photography
Agfa Germany (70 mm film for rollout cameras)
BulbMan (lamps for studio photography)
GretagMacbeth
Rosco (color filters)
American Ink Jet Corporation (paper and related materials)
Camera Equipment
Better Light (two digital camera backs)
Wisner Classic Manufacturing (large format cameras)
Ries Industries (Ries Camera Co., tripods)
Kart-a Bag (essential carts and tables)
Leica lenses
Rodenstock (lenses for large format cameras)
Software
Autodesk (AutoCad)
Kinetix (3DStudio Max)
Caligari (TrueSpace3)
SuperBase (SuperBase 95)
Roundabout Logic (Widgetizer and Nodester)
FWB HardDisk Tool Kit
Photo Studio Lighting Sponsors
Lowel-light Manufacturing (Lowel lights)
Smith Victor light stands
Dedo-Weigert (Munich, Germany, Dedo lights)
Sola hevi-duty constant voltage equipment
Companies in Guatemala who have provided lodging
Hotel Cortijo Reforma (Guatemala City)
Posada de la Selva (Tikal National Park)
Hotel de la Isla (Flores, Peten)
Hotel Santo Tomas (Chichicastenango)
El Sombrero (Lake Yaxha, Peten)
Sponsors in Honduras
Tunkul Restaurant (Copan Ruinas, Honduras)
Ixchel Spanish School (Copan Ruinas, Honduras)