Comments on: Thursday Open Night at Site 3

By: Alex W

Alex W — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:36:48 +0000

Hey Darin, thanks very much! I’m just using the standard 18-55 kit lens that came with my D40. I don’t think I’d know what to do with anything more powerful than that!

For the flame pics, the under-exposed shots both have a 1/30 second shutter, f/3.8, and ISO around 700. The nicer two have 1/8 second shutter f/3.8, and ISO around 1000. Actually, all the EXIF info is still attached to the pics, and you can check it out on Flickr by clicking on the pictures.

The reason the outdoor shots are so much sharper is because I was able to set myself up better outside than inside (I didn’t bring a tripod that night). You can see that some of the pictures from upstairs or around the laser are much more blurry, despite the faster shutter speeds. I’ll have to show you my technique for holding still some time.

By: DW

DW — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:46:37 +0000

Great post, Alex! Did you pick up a fish eye lens? Also wondering what your settings were for the flame pics. Well done.

By: Alex W

Alex W — Thu, 12 May 2011 23:42:58 +0000

Hopefully Seth will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe they have a G. Weike LC6090 80W unit with a 36″ by 24″ bed.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:45:36 +0000

Did you find out the manufacturer of the laser cutter, and a place to order it from?