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Photographer based in the UK says hello!

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I wanted to say hello and introduce myself.

Just so you know, I have read most of (I hope) the stickies and beginners advice to try and get up to speed with laser safety, physics etc. As I am new to all this I am sure there are gaps in my knowledge and I hope I won't upset any of you regular posters.

I am a photographer wanting to use lasers for a new, personal photography project. I have already done a controlled test at night in a very remote location with what I suspect was a Firedragon II, 532nm Green, 200-400mW? laser. The results were amazing and I am looking to push the project further. Safety is paramount and I was very careful wearing safety glasses, ensuring laser beams were always terminated and never pointed at aircraft, people etc. I also informed the local Police station.

It would be great if you guys could help me find the best laser for my project. I'll post what I'm after tomorrow if that is ok, I really wanted to introduce myself first. Should I post in the 'Green Laser' forum?

Cheers, Mark
 





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Sounds great welcome! I'm sure many people here will be quite enthusiastic to help you. Especially if you will post some pictures. Beam shots are kinda a big deal around here. Check out Brucemirs pics in the multimedia sub forum. I'm sure you will be blown away.
It would be great if you guys could help me find the best laser for my project. I'll post what I'm after tomorrow if that is ok, I really wanted to introduce myself first. Should I post in the 'Green Laser' forum?

Cheers, Mark

Depends on what you are looking for I guess. If its green lasers specifically for photography maybe you should post in the multimedia sub forum.
+ rep for you. thanks for the intro.
 
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Welcome to the forums!

Good to have someone read stickies before asking questions, we need more people like you.
 
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Hi, I was based in South East London but have recently moved to Amersham in Buckinghamshire.
 

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Hi, I was based in South East London but have recently moved to Amersham in Buckinghamshire.

OK I'm from Suffolk; if you were a bit closer you could've borrowed some of my lasers for your project :)
 
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Hi SteveT, Its nice to know that there are other laser enthusiasts around. Suffolk is pretty close - only 2 hours by car. It takes me over an hour to get into London so I'm getting used to 1 hour + journey's now.


OK I'm from Suffolk; if you were a bit closer you could've borrowed some of my lasers for your project :)
 
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Hi and welcome
out of interest what did the local cop shop say about what you were doing?

I think they were just very happy to be informed of what I was doing, where and when the test was taking place. The Sergeant also asked me to inform the police helicopter service who I guess may have seen it from the air. It was the start of a new photo project so the last thing I wanted was to get on the bad side of anyone, waste resources, cause any accidents or threaten anyone's safety. I think they appreciated that.
 
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This is a 100mW 532nm green laser with wide beam expander. Its a fairly inexpensive unit and has a nice bright wide beam of 8-10mm. It is a dpss so low temp is a factor but you could easily configure a way to keep it warm before you start and the laser itself will produce some heat once its running. Its much cheaper than buying a separate beam expander i would think. Anyways worth taking a look. I own a bunch of lasers from O-like and although not high end I am very happy with them

High Power 100mW Green laser wand /Wide beam/focuasable [OL-OWDG-100] - $81.99 : Zen Cart!, The Art of E-commerce
 
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