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03/05/2006 10:52:08 AM · #1 |
I want to photograph lightning. I have hooked up with a documentary group who will be shooting a couple of storm chasers here in Oklahoma. My job will be to do stills of the storms and the action surrounding them. I am ready for most things, but I want to be able to get lightning even in the day. I know at night you can just do a long exposure, but what about during day time? I have read a little bit about a lightning trigger that a company sells. The one that I found was about $400 and I couldn't find any on ebay. Anybody know a cheaper way? Or do you know a way to get a deal on one? Anybody have one that you use? do you like it? does it suck? Anybody have one that you no longer want or use?
thanks
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03/05/2006 10:57:32 AM · #2 |
| It's usually pretty dark during a storm, even during the day. I would try stopping down as far as you can and if not slow enough, try ND filters. |
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03/05/2006 11:18:38 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by TooCool:
It's usually pretty dark during a storm, even during the day. I would try stopping down as far as you can and if not slow enough, try ND filters. |
Agreed. Catching lightning is more a matter of luck. Anything you can do to increase the exposure time of pictures and not be overexposed is what you should do. ND filters is a great idea for daylight imaging.
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03/05/2006 11:30:37 AM · #4 |
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03/05/2006 05:35:11 PM · #5 |
that thread has less information than this one does. I suppose my question now is HAS ANYONE TRIED ONE OF THESE LIGHTNING TRIGGERS?
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03/05/2006 05:43:41 PM · #6 |
As far as I know, the best way to photograph lightning is to set a long exposure and hope one strikes while your shutter is open. During an active storm, you almost can't miss.
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03/05/2006 05:53:31 PM · #7 |
i remember seeing an article about a Build-it-yourself device that would locate {distance&direction}lightning .. Mag called "Nuts&Volts" ...seems like it was just a couple big loops of wire with amplifiers attached ..
it didn't seem like it would too difficult to mod'it to trigger a camera ...
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03/15/2006 04:58:32 PM · #8 |
so no one has ever used a trigger for this? really?
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03/15/2006 06:11:29 PM · #9 |
| a review of the lightning trigger. |
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