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Old 01-06-08, 15:03
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Did anyone see BBC Television's "SpringWatch" on this last thursday?

Had an interesting few minutes talking and demonstrating the Sony box of tricks for capturing slo' mo' frame by frame footage of diving birds.
The demonstration was a water filled ballon, popped with a swiss army knife.
Worked really well, and in bright sunlight.....but he did say it takes 20 minutes to download a short burst of footage!! (and I should imagine the box of tricks costs silly money)
Yes I saw it and it gives interesting results. Bet you are right on the silly money but there is still something special about a stills shot taken at precisely the right moment.
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