Questions tagged [high-speed]

I've tinkered with a bit of high speed photography (catching a water drop with low power flash in a dark room) and had success, but mostly through the volume of trials. I've got a shot in mind (I'd like to drop an Oreo into a glass of milk), and I'd…

Just beginning with photography. Consider this image: (This photo was taken by Harold "Doc" Edgerton in 1964 using his Rapatronic camera.) I am looking for a camera that can capture such an image. I am not looking for more fps. less fps is…

I read that a Phantom will record footage at about 2570 fps @ 1080p. And a high end bridge camera would capture stills at 1/4000th of a second. So, why a dark place and a flash is to be required to freeze the motion (take a high speed photo) though…