Anybody else into highspeed Photography ?

[ThatCameraThingy]

I like to play with high speed Photography

Pics of water drops falling , popcorn jumping, ballons bursting

and hopefully someday the famous bullet through a playing card and that type of thing.

anybody else share the interrest and have some tips and tricks to share ?

 

[paul rond]

Check out this site, they tell you how to do it as well as how to make your own sensors to use with a Vivtar 283 that can be modified to do HS photography. http://hiviz.com/activities/guidebook/eg_sectionII.html

More sensors on the same site... http://hiviz.com/activities/guidebook/eg_sectionIII.html

Secton on triggers.... http://hiviz.com/tools/triggers/triggers3.htm#schmitt

Great site to explore HS photography.

 

[ThatCameraThingy]

Thank you Paul

have been there and built a Passive infrared (body heat & movement) , Laser beam , and sound trigger.

Used Hiviz's schematics and modified them here and there to suit me better.

 

[Unimaxium]

I like highspeed photography. Unfortunately, though, I don't have any good equipment for it like a flash or a trigger mechanism and such. I remember a few months ago on this forum (when I was new here) there was a bit of a fad that went around of taking pictures of water droplets as they fell from faucets. Here are a few threads from the time:

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14725
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14720
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14520