Rapatronic Magnetic shutter, 1/100,000,000th/sec

[djdister]

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[hoffner]

It is indeed interesting that for his rapatronic magnetic shutter he used, well - a normal LF camera of his time.

[Jody_S]

I did a brief search to see if I could find a picture of the camera & lens (especially). No luck. Has anyone else seen one?

[pasiasty]

http://webmuseum.mit.edu/detail.php?...+Inc.&record=8
http://edgerton-digital-collections....tronic-shutter

[fecaleagle]

Were the images shot with multiple cameras and lenses? I understand the shutter actuation, but how were three pictures taken in sequence at those intervals with one camera given the requirements of swapping/rolling through film?

[Tin Can]

Many cameras, the budget was unlimited for these projects.

[Brian C. Miller]

Were the images shot with multiple cameras and lenses? I understand the shutter actuation, but how were three pictures taken in sequence at those intervals with one camera given the requirements of swapping/rolling through film?

From reading through the links, there were 10 cameras set up for each shot. The shutters were sequenced electronically.