GoPro filming of lasers?

[White-Light]

Probably true considering that 500mW can melt plastic and even light a match. A CCD chip wouldn't stand a chance after the beam is focused down through the camera lens.

Yeah there are loads of these on Youtube.

Here are a couple from professional events where the lasers were obviously eye safe but the cameras died:





..and if you think those looked high powered, take a look at this fashion show, some very innocuous looking fans take down the camera:

[steviobee]

Here are a couple from professional events where the lasers were obviously eye safe but the cameras died:

Some scary videos there eh! Especially as a lot of gig photography is done with something like a Canon 5D worth a few thousand pounds!!

At the moment have only been facing the camera on a tripod in the same direction as the aperture points, i.e. beams hitting the back of camera and shooting the onward beams from there.

[hakzaw1]

I think at one of the Cali LEMs Csshih got a fairly new and VERY expensive camera damaged- There are some things that can be done to lessen the chances - i will post them when i get more info- maybe i was just lucky up in the balcony at SELEM- used several JVC vid cameras up there and so far Im OK. I will send this to Csshih and get him here to add to this. he does some great pics. ( or he did) I bet he has some good advice.

hk

he says not much can be done-

or maybe its still too soon to talk about it-
there is still some 35mm film out there and a few places to get it processesed and converted into digital or get your own converter that are cheap now.


Prolly could still damage the built -in meters.- --

[csshih]

had a canon 7D fried by a CuBr.


Some sort of error in pangolin safety zone configs - I saw it go down, covered my eyes and my camera. Got to the camera too late!

[absolom7691]

had a canon 7D fried by a CuBr.

OUCH! That has got to hurt. Sorry for your loss!

[White-Light]

Only just seen this.

Thank god you got your eyes covered. Cameras are only money but a CuBr in the eyes is bye bye eyesight. I hate pulsed lasers!