RE: New Kirlian Photographic Method?

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Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com> 

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Date:  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:49:43 -0600

 >Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 >The metal camera body will shield the film in the camera.  If it >is a 
plastic camera, maybe the film will see something.  The >electronics in the 
camera (if it has any) may be destroyed in any >case.

The point is not to expose the film in the camera, I'd use a camera without 
any film in it, the object is to see if the discharge or any of its 
components will follow the optical path presented by a slr camera's lenses, 
mirror and prism.

 >
 >You have to get the film on the back of the head to flow >current.  I 
think ones head will just drain the current before >it ever gets to the 
film.  The film in the camera will have a >better chance of seeing 
something.  Pressing the shutter >precisely during the arc is best practice 
;-))
 >

I should have thought of that, there should be a grounded piece of al foil 
or copper sheet also taped to your head but behind the film in the light 
tight bag.

 >
 >If one has a metal camera free of electronics (old one).  >Grounding the 
camera body and exposing the film to arcs to the >camera lens edge might be 
really cool.
 >
Putting one's head in this path, was strictly facetious (everyone hear 
that?), sounds like something you'd see in a horror film or a Dr. Mengele 
experiment.  But setting up a manual slr camera with a small piece of film 
in a light tight bag taped to the viewing lens may prove interesting, any 
discharge hitting the lens would burn away the lens coatings at the spot of 
contact, not something to do with a camera you'd want to keep. Probably 
wouldn't compare to placing a sheet of film between copper sheets with the 
bottom one grounded and letting have at it with a discharge.  There was 
(is?) some guy in S. Cal that used this process to produce interesting 
effects on the film. A real dumbed down version of this would be to just 
play a discharge all over a loaded camera until it smokes and then develop 
the film.
 >
 >Of course, what ever you do, do it safely!!!
 >
 >Cheers,
 >
 >         Terry


At 05:51 PM 4/30/2004, you wrote:

Here's a break from the serious, a little thought experiment I came up 
with.  This should only be performed by professionals, professional what, I 
don't know.  Ya'll on your own with this one.

Question:  Will a discharge, when striking a camera lens, follow the 
optical path of a single lens reflex camera, then travel through your head 
to produce a photographic image?

1)  Take a 6cm by 7cm, or larger, piece of un-exposed camera film and seal 
it in a light tight bag

2)  Tape this bag to the back of your head, behind this place a grounded 
sheet of al or cu

3)  Turn on the Tesla Coil

4)  Hold camera to your eye and prepare to take a photo, but don't press 
the shutter release

5)  Approach the Tesla Coil's discharge until you get a real solid strike 
to the lens, two or three strikes would be best

6)  Develop film

7)  Send me the result