[TCML] top load and photography

[Peter Terren]

I've had a $50,000 DigiMax camera lose its viewfinder and whatever else 
close to a working coil.
Only temporary though.
I ground my tripod. You are using a tripod for all your Tesla shots, aren't 
you?. This may stop things like small discharges from you when you touch the 
shoot button for example.
For my skycam setup where the camera might be close enough to get strikes, I 
had a grill around the lens to avoid obstructing the flash, metering and 
remote switching and to provide some HV/RF protection. It was grounded to 
the camera chassis and there was aluminised paper to complete the cage.
http://tesladownunder.com/Xmas.htm#Star
Generally, if it is safe for me it is safe for the camera.
BTW, I do sing the praises of a digital SLR.  I wouldn't have been able to 
do a lot of my shots in long exposure, low light, fixed focus and with 
separate flash and remote controlled, without it. It has really made the 
pics on my site far better. I never "digicam" these days. Consider a cheap 
one or second hand as an real asset to coiling

Peter


> Neal Namowicz wrote:
>> After I wrote about the photography, I remembered that I have an old Sony 
>> digital (around 1+ meg) that I could use. More than enough for the 'net. 
>> (I'll still keep my distance :)
>>
>> Neal.