Comments on: In flight insect photo rig http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tim http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-131706 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:48:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-131706 That guy is a pro !
Altera no Arduino !

]]> By: strider_mt2k http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-57099 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:46:41 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-57099 Folks, read the article.

WTF?

]]> By: jproach http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-57085 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:43:42 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-57085 acedotcom: you should spend less time thinking, and more time looking at his pictures and notes :)

- higher-speed shutter (less lag)
- higher-speed/more precise focusing
- focus can also detect very small objects
- lcd readout
- UV leds with adjustable frequency
- its automated

]]> By: Wwhat http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-57068 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:05:39 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-57068 Haha Steve, I think people might like a youtube of you chasing that insect to focus on it in flight, must be quite a sight :)

]]> By: Steve http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-57057 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:34:51 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-57057 You can succeed, but it is very difficult and only possible with slower flying insects.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/Ziphius2/hoverfly.jpg?t=1230513634

The shot above was taken using a Pentax Optio 750z with manual focus set at a few mm. I literally chased the insect with the lens until it was in focus. Because hoverflies pause for a second or two and hover, it made getting the insect at the correct focal distance much easier.

Would love to have a fancy rig like this though!

]]> By: Tom http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-57046 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:07:47 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-57046 Have you read the “in flight” part of the title?
Just try to get a flying insect into the focus point of your camera, and taking a picture at exactly the right time. You won’t succeed in a thousand years.

]]> By: ACEdotcom http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-57022 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:38:53 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-57022 ok, i dont see what is so special about this. i have been trying to figure it out all morning. i seem SLIGHTLY more portable then a standard set up. but i dont see what cant be done here without a high-end macro lenses and a couple of wireless flashes.

]]> By: Tom http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56975 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:52:38 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56975 By the way, here’s a collection of his work: http://www.pbase.com/fotoopa

]]> By: Tom http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56973 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:37:56 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56973 I know the creator of this setup from a dutch electronics forum, and believe me, he can do AMAZING things.
When there are bugs to shoot, believe me, you can see the hairs on the eye of a fruitfly (IF they have hair on their eyes…)

]]> By: Wwhat http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56963 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:05:46 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56963 Another example:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/2833716826/sizes/o/in/photostream/

]]> By: aaron http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56945 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:37:31 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56945 I’ve been pretty impressed with the quality of posts on HAD lately. There was a short while I wasn’t totally satisfied but not anymore.

However, to look at the positive of that at least it got rid of miked. That guy annoyed the hell out of me.

]]> By: kyle http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56943 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:16:51 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56943 ON ONE SIDE, AND REMEMBER I AM NOT ANY KIND OF ENGINEER, THE WRITEUP SEEMS FAIRLY COMPLETE. IF I HAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS I WOULD NOT WASTE MY TIME FINDING A FLY TO PICTURE.

NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THIS THING IS ALSO BUILT WITH THE STRICT INTENTION OF TAKING HIGH SPEED PHOTOS OF INSECTS THT STAY STATIONARY FOR JUST A SECOND OR TWO AT MOST AND THAT IT AUTO DETECTS WHEN THEY ARE IN FOCUS AND WHEN TO SHOOT. IF THAT IS SO THEN TAKING A PICTURE OF A MARSHMELLO WOULD REALLY NOT SHOW YOU ANYTHING BUT THE QUALITY OF THE CAMERA/LENS HE WAS USING

]]> By: Adam Ziegler http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56942 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:10:17 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56942 This may be an example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/3119676153/

]]> By: Adam Ziegler http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56941 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:08:43 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56941 As others have noted… I was looking for examples of photos it has taken. Sorry if this was unclear.

Quote from one of fotoopa’s comments: “…Now the first live tests are done I can say that this works very very good!”

That suggested to me that there would be some examples to see.

]]> By: barry99705 http://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/comment-page-1/#comment-56939 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:51:35 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=7276#comment-56939 Well he needs to throw something in front of it. little green army guy, marshmallow, something.

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