Hello LPF!
Noobie here! I decided to order a 1.4W 465nm laser from jetlasers last week after watching youtube videos and lurking on this forum for a bit. Laser technology has come a long way since I was a boy playing with low power red pointers! Lots of the custom and retailer builds are drool worthy and capable of amazing stuff!
A little about me: I am a technology enthusiast (aren't we all?) with interests in computers, optics, cameras, and software. I also am interested in geology, and have a small but impressive meteorite collection, in addition to some fossils. I enjoy both man made and natural phenomena, and think a laser must be one of the best examples of both combined!
I look forward to getting further into this hobby. I am eagerly waiting the arrival of my PLE mini later this week, and am spending my free time learning about how lasers work so that I can further appreciate the instrument. Hopefully someday soon I will source the parts to make my own build, I bet that's gratifying!
Other than that I'll post again when my PLE mini arrives and I've had some time to see what its capable of!
Best,
puffphoto in Connecticut
Noobie here! I decided to order a 1.4W 465nm laser from jetlasers last week after watching youtube videos and lurking on this forum for a bit. Laser technology has come a long way since I was a boy playing with low power red pointers! Lots of the custom and retailer builds are drool worthy and capable of amazing stuff!
A little about me: I am a technology enthusiast (aren't we all?) with interests in computers, optics, cameras, and software. I also am interested in geology, and have a small but impressive meteorite collection, in addition to some fossils. I enjoy both man made and natural phenomena, and think a laser must be one of the best examples of both combined!
I look forward to getting further into this hobby. I am eagerly waiting the arrival of my PLE mini later this week, and am spending my free time learning about how lasers work so that I can further appreciate the instrument. Hopefully someday soon I will source the parts to make my own build, I bet that's gratifying!
Other than that I'll post again when my PLE mini arrives and I've had some time to see what its capable of!
Best,
puffphoto in Connecticut