Something you may want to try is to turn off all lights/take in a darkened room. This way you are zeroing in on the light emitted from the tube rather than reflected light from external sources.
Here are some examples I just tried, although of a nixie clock I am completing (I don't have any VFD's to hand & realise the colour issue) you will get the idea. These were taken with my Olympus X-44, a cheap and cheerful digital camera, left in full auto mode on a tripod about 28"/71cm. 2 were taken with a small light behind me (desk lamp) 2 without, the only other light source was my monitor 7 1/2ft away. Exposure time 1/2 sec @ f/5.0 eq ISO 400 A quick check with photoshop shows they can be tweaked for even more detail, maybe a case of 'KISS', I can play around with the rear light to remove/increase background. Worth a shot? http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc438/siaynoqau/Nightime%20Nixie/Chronograph49s.jpg http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc438/siaynoqau/Nightime%20Nixie/Chronograph33s.jpg http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc438/siaynoqau/Nightime%20Nixie/Chronograph36s.jpg http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc438/siaynoqau/Nightime%20Nixie/Chronograph38s.jpg On 25 Oct, 18:24, Nick <n...@desmith.net> wrote: > I'm trying to get good, consistent, photographs of a VFD display > (single tube) and have having trouble with getting the colours right & > decent detail - this is when the tube is lit (all segments). > > Anyone done this with good success and care to share settings/ > technique etc.? > > Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
