Ive used a camera almost identical to that and the slot at the top is for a wireless mic receiver.
Also you asked for ideas on stuff to get for your lab. I think a small pencil camera so when your poking round inside something you can poke a small camera in to show us. Like when you were trying to show the heads on the drum
15-pin d-sub might be for either MIDI or some kind of video stream output to an outboard module... i'm betting that since there is a wireless switch, that's where the wireless receiver plugs in.
Would you mind checking the lenses and optics for radiation from thorium using your meters? I do not expect any but given the quality and age, just maybe it is present? Thanks.
There are a number of different prism designs usually with 3 pieces of optical glass directly bonded to each other (One design I've seen has an air-space but it's an older design). My guess is the 3 ccd chips are all monochrome. Also, I am not surprised the ccds are bonded. With precision optics that whole assembly would be carefully constructed by hand.
Laser fanatics love those things. Get 3 colour lasers and put them together - you can draw!
i was thinking , couldnt they make three green infrared camera into a case and give them these things you call prism and then join them together (giving each camera a different hue) , giving them the right hues in post production
Well, the Shuttles that have already had their last flight are undergoing "DeMil" procedures in preparation for their eventual display as museum pieces.
Who knows... a few calls to the right people. Even a part of the Shuttle would be EPIC.
In a similar vein, have you ever tried getting in touch with Haynes or Chilton about getting involved on a photo shoot? They say that every book is based on a complete tear down... Then again, they do put it back together again :)
For some reason, I was laughing my ass off when you were going back and forth between cameras explaining sync. Its almost like you rehearsed it. Props to the editor. (whom you gave a little extra work to)
"This is about as delicate as it gets" he says, as he reaches for his heavy-duty Gerber :D
Also, your video editor (Cory?) has been dropping the ball a LOT lately. Missing cuts, not following the action, ignoring cues, failing to provide captions/overlays...
and i was thinking about the screwdriver just as you said it lol i was just thinking of a battery drill (your nice yellow ones :P) with a long no2 Phillips head and/or a hex set of changeable ones
@HomeDistiller 1 to 5 pm in the last half of the week, and sometimes saturday, thats when you'll see me on set anyways :) meanwhile, live feed usually has action between noon and 5 every day of the week, if not videos like this, and near /on the weekends the shenanigans can go as late as 11 or midnight on occasion.
Nice video. The 'prism' isn't quite a prism - It's a color splitter. There are separate optical blocks inside the block that split off the colors, which are bonded together.
I find it funny that you explain timecode really well at 17:00 but the cameras aren't white balanced, so when you do the hard cuts you're a white person then a red person then a white person then..... :) Awesome video, but get your wb calibrated!
Best autopsy yet, bar none. Your enthusiasm is... infectious. Makes me want to find something to take apart. Camera 1/Camera 2 was trippy and the prism was awesome.
Oh, and at 4:30, I was thinking that socket might have been for a wireless adapter perhaps?
That Prism is possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen! It really makes you wonder how someone could have such an idea to split light into the 3 colours and project the image into 3 perfectly aligned sensors! If I tried to do something like that, i'd have a severe headache :P
Just goes to show how far things have advanced from sticks and fire!
Oh god, craptacular screwdrivers... I've already broken dozens of them, except some extra-crappy ones that could not fit any screw head on earth, holy crap !
I just bought a Ryobi HP53LK @ Home Depot. The clutch WAS much too stiff. So much that the tool can't begin to make it slip on the higher settings with a full battery at sea level 70 f...... I modded it because I couldn't find any other unit that was so cheap that included an adjustable clutch, two speed with a light. $30 bucks.. If you want I can send you the details of the clutch mod to add ~6 more softer postions. Probably doesn't matter for only removing screws thought.
Ive used a camera almost identical to that and the slot at the top is for a wireless mic receiver.
Also you asked for ideas on stuff to get for your lab. I think a small pencil camera so when your poking round inside something you can poke a small camera in to show us. Like when you were trying to show the heads on the drum
TheColinputer 1 week ago
that connector you first took off is probally for a wireless microphone reciever
rhyskallen 2 months ago
15-pin d-sub might be for either MIDI or some kind of video stream output to an outboard module... i'm betting that since there is a wireless switch, that's where the wireless receiver plugs in.
ambrandt420 4 months ago
4:54 it's for a wireless receiver for microphones.
Photog422 7 months ago
Would you mind checking the lenses and optics for radiation from thorium using your meters? I do not expect any but given the quality and age, just maybe it is present? Thanks.
J2TKcapIRK 9 months ago
Left Camera has more saturated colors...
Streamtronics 10 months ago
LMAO Fox... affiliated with science... that's funny...
Wingers413 10 months ago
There are a number of different prism designs usually with 3 pieces of optical glass directly bonded to each other (One design I've seen has an air-space but it's an older design). My guess is the 3 ccd chips are all monochrome. Also, I am not surprised the ccds are bonded. With precision optics that whole assembly would be carefully constructed by hand.
Laser fanatics love those things. Get 3 colour lasers and put them together - you can draw!
elmando6522 10 months ago
i was thinking , couldnt they make three green infrared camera into a case and give them these things you call prism and then join them together (giving each camera a different hue) , giving them the right hues in post production
mahirharoon 10 months ago
Given the chance, would Chris take apart a space shuttle for a video
ExtremeSciences 10 months ago 4
@ExtremeSciences HELL YES!
thegeekgroup 10 months ago 6
@thegeekgroup I heard that they are sold for about 52 billion, or you could try going down to NASA and see if they have thrown out any old spaceships
ExtremeSciences 10 months ago
@thegeekgroup
Well, the Shuttles that have already had their last flight are undergoing "DeMil" procedures in preparation for their eventual display as museum pieces.
Who knows... a few calls to the right people. Even a part of the Shuttle would be EPIC.
In a similar vein, have you ever tried getting in touch with Haynes or Chilton about getting involved on a photo shoot? They say that every book is based on a complete tear down... Then again, they do put it back together again :)
jasmith101 10 months ago
that is an awesomely huge camera. stick some bulbs in behind the colour filters and make a light show
williefleete 10 months ago
For some reason, I was laughing my ass off when you were going back and forth between cameras explaining sync. Its almost like you rehearsed it. Props to the editor. (whom you gave a little extra work to)
bigtank2185 10 months ago
Thanks... Nice Vid!
jnrolf 10 months ago
When I saw genlock i was like WTF before it was explained. A tad too much DragonAge, I guess
Madarpok 10 months ago
That prism has got to be one of the coolest things i've seen in quite some time.
austin777136 10 months ago
"This is about as delicate as it gets" he says, as he reaches for his heavy-duty Gerber :D
Also, your video editor (Cory?) has been dropping the ball a LOT lately. Missing cuts, not following the action, ignoring cues, failing to provide captions/overlays...
MadManMarkAu 10 months ago
why didn't you making a vid about the repair trail that would be awsome
xan2xan3 10 months ago
and i was thinking about the screwdriver just as you said it lol i was just thinking of a battery drill (your nice yellow ones :P) with a long no2 Phillips head and/or a hex set of changeable ones
HomeDistiller 10 months ago
do you have a time table for the live videos? so i know when to tune in?
HomeDistiller 10 months ago
@HomeDistiller not yet, we typically shoot in the afternoons when we're in the studio.
thegeekgroup 10 months ago
@thegeekgroup Define afternoon.
kildas 10 months ago
@kildas That would be the time between Morning and Evening. Roughly 12:01H EST to 1800H EST.
thegeekgroup 10 months ago
@HomeDistiller good i had the same question
xan2xan3 10 months ago
@HomeDistiller 1 to 5 pm in the last half of the week, and sometimes saturday, thats when you'll see me on set anyways :) meanwhile, live feed usually has action between noon and 5 every day of the week, if not videos like this, and near /on the weekends the shenanigans can go as late as 11 or midnight on occasion.
maglinjosvinn 10 months ago
Nice video. The 'prism' isn't quite a prism - It's a color splitter. There are separate optical blocks inside the block that split off the colors, which are bonded together.
Dibblah1900 10 months ago
tool suggestion, a magnetic tray for all the screws
Heeimweired 10 months ago 2
Best equipment autopsy ever!
piranha031091 10 months ago
I find it funny that you explain timecode really well at 17:00 but the cameras aren't white balanced, so when you do the hard cuts you're a white person then a red person then a white person then..... :) Awesome video, but get your wb calibrated!
frollard 10 months ago
The camera switching was soooooo crazy, but cool. And the prism is sweet. I would love to have one and have it light up my room.
nolifewoodzy 10 months ago
what's the motor on the bench for?
kris9850 10 months ago
@kris9850 watch the breadmaker video, its the one jsut before this one. :)
maglinjosvinn 10 months ago
what,s the motor on the bench for?
kris9850 10 months ago
@kris9850 It's the motor from the bread maker; the heating element is there beside it as well.
Svartalf42 10 months ago
@kris9850
It's the motor out of a bread machine, their last autopsy!
@TGG:
Best autopsy yet, bar none. Your enthusiasm is... infectious. Makes me want to find something to take apart. Camera 1/Camera 2 was trippy and the prism was awesome.
Oh, and at 4:30, I was thinking that socket might have been for a wireless adapter perhaps?
jasmith101 10 months ago
That prism is so sweet.
djrock9000 10 months ago
I watched the whole thing, I LOVE your equipment autopsies!
wertyterty5 10 months ago
what is the link to the geek group's irc?
007ghg7 10 months ago
omg you broke the girber in....it snaped when you flicked it
clony101 10 months ago
Good Video..
Jflux69 10 months ago
16:42 had to do it :)
qwertyboy1234567899 10 months ago
@qwertyboy1234567899 HAHAHAHA nice dude, maybe it'll be blooped next april?
maglinjosvinn 10 months ago
That Prism is possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen! It really makes you wonder how someone could have such an idea to split light into the 3 colours and project the image into 3 perfectly aligned sensors! If I tried to do something like that, i'd have a severe headache :P
Just goes to show how far things have advanced from sticks and fire!
Thanks for sharing as always!
jonnybeats12 10 months ago
Oh god, the constant camera switching made me dizzy. Camera synchronisation is now etched into my brain.
Jorourke92 10 months ago
i wish i had a tool room :D
AdmrlFalc0n 10 months ago
14:10 - Socket Head Cap Screw
caspiansm 10 months ago
a chainsaw !!!!!!!!!!
ljmike1204 10 months ago
That prism... is awesome!
olivius007 10 months ago
Oh god, craptacular screwdrivers... I've already broken dozens of them, except some extra-crappy ones that could not fit any screw head on earth, holy crap !
msylvain59 10 months ago
I just bought a Ryobi HP53LK @ Home Depot. The clutch WAS much too stiff. So much that the tool can't begin to make it slip on the higher settings with a full battery at sea level 70 f...... I modded it because I couldn't find any other unit that was so cheap that included an adjustable clutch, two speed with a light. $30 bucks.. If you want I can send you the details of the clutch mod to add ~6 more softer postions. Probably doesn't matter for only removing screws thought.
colt4547 10 months ago
oh wow, that prism is just neat
darksecond 10 months ago
Sick!! Old cameras are always awesome when they're in pieces. Great video guys!
HackTheTouch 10 months ago