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camera axe: smashing things

1/320s, one flash. Using sound trigger option. Triggered a little late. But that’s fixable.

1/400s, one flash, as above – still a little late. But cooler.

enigma-e assembled

now need to put some operational instructions in… and maybe hook up the serial port.


this makes me very happy even though it means nothing to anyone but me

another visitor

stay awhile!

staaaaaaaaaaaay forever!

use to play this pretty much every lunch time back in ‘85.

camera axe with light sensor

finished it tonight.

hooked up to my T1. triggers on configurable light level.

now – need to trigger on plasma…

photographing Bert’s Bright Spots

1/80s, ISO 400.

will concentrate on getting more finely detailed shots, hope to get the bright/dim streamer transition region in finer detail.


X-ray tube

a real one this time, rather than a bespoke overdriven rectifier tube.

rainy day trigger

for my new canon T1. easy-as. the camera takes a 2.5mm jack – ground to one channel is focus, ground to other channel is shutter release. should’ve built this a long time ago.

enigma-e first message

wired up the steckerboard, seems all to work… can successfully decode messages!

enigma-e powerup

Worked first time.

Still need to build the steckerboard and stuff the rest of the LEDs.