new slow-motion tongueshot videos

[MrCus]

Hi everyone

just uploaded a new slow-motion video from my chameleons (some different Kinyongia - species) to youtube. Most of the shots were done at 2000-2800 fps

have fun watching it (about 8 minutes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3RInmg5SA4

 

[VeiledChams]

What high speed camera do you have? I want to film things like that.. awesome vid

 

[MrCus]

this is not my highspeedcamera. A friend of mine, a biologist, does films for TV-Stations etc. - He owns it. This camera costs more than 10'000$. The high-speed-memory (about 4GB/sec) to save the data and the stabilized spotlights with 800W each is extremely expensive, too.
It was not easy for us to do the shots because the setting is big and heavy. You cannot move the camera during the shots, but these chameleons are quite nervious.
It was a PhantomFlex Camera.
http://www.highspeed-camera.net/camera/phantom_flex.html

 

[VeiledChams]

Im used to working in a studio like setting as I took 3 years of Television Production, and have the lights and such available to me. I'm just looking for a nice high speed camera in my budget.

I'd love to be able to shoot slow motion videos of my chameleons. Yours is just awesome.

 

[bigben2057]

Same route im gonna take become a biologist/filmmaker. My cam i can get around 1300fps with editing.

 

[MATT2504]

Wow they were some amazing shots, i did'nt think it was possible to see something that moved so fast in such slow motion!! i really like the look of your setup, do you happen to have anymore pictures?

 

[Kent67]

LOL! Some of those really were funny! Those first two where the tongue missed the insect but adhered to the plant were hilariously awkward. Thanks for sharing and fantastic vivarium!

 

[Chris Anderson]

Nice videos. I really need to take the time and use our color high speed camera to get some artistic shots like that. All my time has been on more clinical shots I can get data from but it would be fun to get some nice visually appealing shots. The only ones I've done were of toads eating insects off of sundew leaves.

Chris

 

[Marty]

Great job. These are really nicely done!

 

[Alexl]

Immer diesselben Leute überall.

Awesome videos!

 

[MrCus]

thx

(selber )