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Re: Brent's Photo's

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> Subscriber: ccurran-at-execpc-dot-com Sat Jan 18 22:35:01 1997
> Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 20:46:09 -0600
> From: Chuck Curran <ccurran-at-execpc-dot-com>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Brent's Photo's
> 
> Hello Brent:
>         I went over to the ftp site and took a look at your newly added
> photo's.  I enjoyed them quite a bit.  I would like to ask a question.
> I have not yet taken any still photo's of my coil in action at night.
> One comment that I do recall was that any current day camera with
> sensitive electronic's can get smoked if used close to a coil.  So, in a
> nut shell, what type of camera do you use and what are the settings, ISO
> film speed, shutter opening time, that sort of stuff.  How close do you
> set it up to the coil?  I would appreciate any tips you could make, or
> anyone else.  I've got a newer Minolta camera that I really don't want
> to wreck, so that is why I'm really interested.  Rather spend the money
> on coil parts than camera repairs!  I was able to latch on to an old
> Leica type 3C camera from about 1938 vintage.  Now, I'm sure this one
> doesn't have anything to worry about inside.  I just got it this week
> from an Uncle and I went out and tried a roll of film already, to see if
> it still is O.K.  It has the needed timed exposure feaures, so it would
> probably be perfect for this type of work.
>         Any tips would be great--thanks again for posting your shots, Monday
> I'll be scanning some of my construction shots on my latest coil and
> hope to get them posted some time next week.
> 
> Chuck Curran


Chuck -

  Actually, my girlfriend did the shutter-work. She used her Canon
EOS-whatever model. It *is* one of the new-fangled computer-controlled
type camera. Absolutely no problems with the coil at all. We kept the
camera over 9 feet away from the coil and used zoom lenses for the
tighter discharge photos. I personally have used camcorders just as
close with nary a problem.

  Incidentally, the photos were shot on Fuji-800 color print film. 400
film should work just as well -- we happened to have some of the Fuji
sitting in the fridge and figured the heck with it. Exposure times
varied from 1 to 3 seconds, typically at f4.5. (With 400 film, the
aperature will be f2.8)

 - Brent  (bturner-at-apc-dot-net)