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Originally Posted by MP&C
Last night I tried to tackle the wizardry of filming the gas welding with the goal of better visibility of the weld puddle. This is about as close as I can get with using a iPhone camera and a welding helmet lens. Also made use of a Milwaukee LED light to brighten things for less of a change in light.
These are filmed through the Miller Digital Elite, Weld setting 9, delay 2. sensitivity 6. I think I still need to come up with something better, especially for showing any TIG welding. Are there any Photography guru's that can steer me in the right direction for filming weld processes?
Tacking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo3npncFfDM
Weld pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4i0fqr4BE |
Certainly not a guru here, but now that I'm apparently "old" I am blind as a bat if I'm not the proper distance from a weld puddle- especially with my Speedglas electric helmet. The focal length with my eyes is now significant and no amount of extra light will help. I would anticipate the focal length of the camera for welding video is similarly sensitive to find the sweet spot of visibility between white-out and too dark. Once I figured a good focal length where the puddle is clearly visible, then I would zoom as needed.