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I nearly cooked my camera trying to get a shot of the 6 separated lines of my old argon by looking down into the oncoming beams (beams towards camera) and nearly stuck the lens right in the lines' path. Thankfully i reacted quick enough, and all is well
generally speaking though, i keep the lens cap on until I have the laser(s) on and am ready to take the shot- that way i know there will be no reflection or anything to blind my camera- or worse, me. You can never underestimate lasers! The second you get overconfident and don't pay attention to your surroundings is when something bad will happen- laser rolls of a table, hits a mirror, and so on. I wear my safety glasses until i know the "scene is safe", so to say.
And regardless, this thread SHOULD be stickies- there can never be too much safety!
generally speaking though, i keep the lens cap on until I have the laser(s) on and am ready to take the shot- that way i know there will be no reflection or anything to blind my camera- or worse, me. You can never underestimate lasers! The second you get overconfident and don't pay attention to your surroundings is when something bad will happen- laser rolls of a table, hits a mirror, and so on. I wear my safety glasses until i know the "scene is safe", so to say.
And regardless, this thread SHOULD be stickies- there can never be too much safety!