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Splash photography kit

Started Jul 6, 2020 | Discussions thread
ProfHankD
ProfHankD Veteran Member • Posts: 9,147
Re: Splash photography kit

Indiglo50 wrote:

ProfHankD wrote:

Indiglo50 wrote:

Hello - I want to try my hands at splash photography. Two options for the kit are MIOPS and Pluto. Anyone recommendations on which one to use. I saw some reviews complaining about MIOPS accuracy and repeatability. But Pluto is a really bare bone one and requires an additional trigger

Well, have you considered just using a Canon PowerShot with CHDK and a little Lua script? It's fast enough to trigger on lightening flashes, so should trivially handle triggering for a splash.

I don't have cannon Powershot - I believe buying a kit will be a cheaper option then investing in a new camera

No, they're dirt cheap. For example, the ELPH 180 is $89 at Frys, and I know it's a decent CHDK camera because I've been using a bunch of 'em. It's $109 at B&H. It's not going to blow away your large-sensor camera in image quality, but scripting is a wonderful thing.

Before you get some random powershot model, you just need to make sure it's supported by CHDK: https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK

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