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Hon1nbo

Fri Feb 13 2009, 04:21AM

Registered Member #902 Joined: Sun Jul 15 2007, 08:17PM
Location: North Texas
Posts: 1040

I now have a Casio EX-FH20 High Speed, not as good as the EX-F1 in High Speed Mode (resolution lower) but it has better stills... check out my YouTube page, and I will have much more up VERY soon (some physics videos I did for class, Various Projectiles, possibly some glass since my glass blowing supplies were not put to use this year due to my injured hand and after that the winter which does not mix well with disposable tanks...

also, would it be feasible to make a multiple photograph Pin Hole Camera out of a Pizza Box? The photos being in a tiled outcome?

YouTube Page

Arcstarter

Fri Feb 13 2009, 05:00AM

Registered Member #1225 Joined: Sat Jan 12 2008, 01:24AM
Location: Beaumont, Texas, USA
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I have a simple, cheap Kodak EasyShare C613. It was cheap, but is actually rather good for simple photos. Cost me about 100 dollars. The earlier videos on youtube where from my camera, but the last 5 or so where from my new Flip.

Since we are on the subject, i would like to ask about my Flip camcorder. I was in the middle of taking a video, and it dropped and turned off. i looked for the video on the camcorder to see where it stopped and see if it was worth keeping. well, i could not find it, but it still took my memory, about 7 or so minutes of it. well, then i was taking another video, and it turned off, and the same thing happened. It is non-removable and non-expandable memory. It usually has 30 minutes worth of video, and now it has 16 when there is no videos left. I even hooked it up to the computer, and erased everything from the memory, which did not help. I can still take videos, but i have little memory left. How might i go about fixing this?

Anyway, back on topic. Attached is a spark picture from the Kodak easyshare from my recent SSTC.

El_Roberto

Fri Feb 13 2009, 05:54AM

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Arcstarter, I have no Idea how that could have happened, Are you sure the quality settings didn't get changed at some point? Change them to minimum (Im assuming this can be adjusted for video) and see how long it can record for.

Arcstarter

Fri Feb 13 2009, 06:23AM

Registered Member #1225 Joined: Sat Jan 12 2008, 01:24AM
Location: Beaumont, Texas, USA
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El_Roberto wrote ...

Arcstarter, I have no Idea how that could have happened, Are you sure the quality settings didn't get changed at some point? Change them to minimum (Im assuming this can be adjusted for video) and see how long it can record for.

There is absolutely no options that you can set on the Flip. There are 7 buttons, one is delete, one play (preview), one start video, one right and one left(for selecting videos), and one zoom in and zoom out. Well, this thread is not about how to fix my camera. If you have any suggestions or comments, just PM me please.

Plasma Lover

Fri Feb 13 2009, 07:15PM

Registered Member #1911 Joined: Mon Jan 05 2009, 06:30PM
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
Posts: 165

All I have is a 'Mustek DV316L'... What I want is, to be honest, a Canon EOS 400D / Rebel XTi. The reason I want this is the option of fully manual settings which are perfect for our pictures of Tesla coils and other high-voltage phenomena. I just don't have any money. My dad bought me the camera I have.

Phillip Slawinski

Fri Feb 13 2009, 10:11PM

Registered Member #1732 Joined: Thu Oct 02 2008, 02:34PM
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 112

My setup:

Camera: Nikon D300.

Lenses:
17-55mm 2.8 AF-S DX Nikkor
105mm 2.8 AF Micro-Nikkor
50mm 1.8 AF Nikkor
10-20mm 3.5-5.6 Sigma
18-200mm AF-S DX Nikkor

I have some off camera flashes, and other lighting gear that I use from time to time.

I plan to upgrade to the D700.

Cesiumsponge

Sat Feb 14 2009, 05:13PM

Registered Member #397 Joined: Wed Apr 19 2006, 12:56AM
Location: Western Washington
Posts: 125

I have a Nikon D80 DSLR.

I run the jack-of-all-trades Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DX w/ VR image stabilization which really does give you an honest 3-4 stops headroom. It's nice to be able to snap 200mm handheld photos at 1/25s. It's excellent for those that only want to carry a single lens most of the time and can't justify a f2.8 collection. I also have the Tokina f2.8 11-16mm Pro ultra-wide angle and a Nikon SB-600 hotshoe flash.

I also have an old Nikon D1 converted to infrared images but it doesn't get much use. The thing is capable of 1/16,000s shutter speeds(!) but it eats batteries like crazy, especially continuous shutter mode.

I've done mostly long exposures and city shots with mine. I haven't really taken it near HV yet out of perhaps an irrational fear that SLRs generally require two hands to operate so its not as easy to run both your gadget and position well for a self-photo in full safety. I'd really like a good Nikkor macro lens and a couple remote flash units.

[Edit: Slight adjustment since the pictures were all side by side on some browsers]

Nik

Wed Apr 01 2009, 01:10AM

Registered Member #53 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:31AM
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 638

Wished for an EX-F1 and what do you know, they had one in stock last weekend when I went to order one!

Here are a few HV High-speed videos. You can see the structure of the arc better then I have ever seen before.

Killa-X

Wed Apr 01 2009, 01:50AM

Registered Member #1643 Joined: Mon Aug 18 2008, 06:10PM
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Yeah... I'm still learning how to use mine. No outside pictures really yet.. It's new. My only outside picture was of a duck over 80ft away. I took the picture behind my window's glass, with a slight shutter speed change..

I think this one came out decent...

My desk:

I wish to someday (when i get new mosfets) get a 8Megapixel exposer close-up of a leyden jar ark, and flyback.
(Canon PowerShot A950) - Something tells me Shutter speed modding isn't the best way to take pictures.

Ryan Parle

Wed Apr 01 2009, 08:06AM

Registered Member #2038 Joined: Fri Mar 20 2009, 03:39PM
Location: Bristol Uk
Posts: 60

Canon 10d with EF 24-85mm f/3.5-f/4.5 lens, Its a bit old and beaten now but works like a dream, i've been thinking of removing the hot filter for IR/Astrophotograpy but the camera is working so well i dont want to mess it up.

I really want a Fuji IS PRO UV/IR camera, but now i have a canon i doubt i'll buy one, maybe a EOS 1D mk3 if i ever get rich enough to buy one ;)

Not got any pictures to post up here though, i'll try to get some up soon.

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