Camera Shutter in Slow Motion

A video request that I thought would be interesting. I just can not find the comment to credit the person who requested it! (I'll update this asap)
I was digging through some stuff and found this old camera so I figured I would see if I could get a shot of the tiny shutter on this camera. Kind of geeky photography stuff but I hope a few of you find it interesting.
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This is one of those old disposable cameras using actual 35mm film. Remember that stuff? The shutter is open for 18 frames when filmed at 1200 frames per second. Pretty quick still!

-Filmed with a Casio EXF1 Pro

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• high
• speed
• slow
• motion
• camera
• shutter
• taofledermaus
• slomo
• casio
• exf1

[givemethelotion]

gotta love how you get involved with your viewers

[taofledermaus]

@givemethelotion I certainly try to engage my viewers. Too many channels never reply at all to their viewers and as a viewer myself, I like to see what the video poster has to say to peoples' comments and questions.

[rabagast19]

superb idea. I'm tempted to shoot inside my pentax without a lense attached just to see the curtain go up in slow motion, but I'm afraid it might damage the camera house. not sure..

anyways, slomo is so nice just to explain how stuff works.

[taofledermaus]

@rabagast19 I think the biggest concern is getting dust in there. It's a challenge to get enough light in there when you are filming it.  I had a hard time just with this thing getting the light directed in to reduce the shadows.

[rabagast19]

@taofledermaus there is a concern of lights yes. Btw, does the F1 have a hotshoe? I saw some glorious LED videolights on one of the CES videos from this years convention.

[taofledermaus]

@rabagast19 It has a hotshoe. It also has some LED lighting on the flash unit, but not sure if it is bright enough or if the body of the long snouted lens would get in the way. I used an LED flashlight to bring some light from the side of the camera.

[RustyRazor2010]

Do it with an SLR and you'll get to see the mirror and shutter.

[charlesburton95]

@taofledermaus Ah, well then that would make sense. Thanks for clarifying!

[taofledermaus]

@charlesburton95 That's if I counted the frames correctly. I counted from the moment it started opening to the moment it closed. I kind of rounded it down to 1/60

[charlesburton95]

@taofledermaus Did the math - 1/66th of a second exposure time.