Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/16

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Subject: [Leica] Prism fun
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:43:00 -0500
References: <7E72ED03-D3EC-411C-A2BE-E89C6C2D2251@yahoo.co.uk> <000a01cc7465$7ddd0f20$79972d60$@chiaroscuro.co.nz>

On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 6:40 AM, John McMaster <john at 
chiaroscuro.co.nz>wrote:

> Casting my memory back, I think you need directed light (like a full
> spectrum laser). Normal light would go in all directions so cancel each
> other out. Try it in bright, direct sunlight....
>

Yes, sunlight, directed through a lens, I think a simple hand magnifying
glass will do.





>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> Tomorrow I'll give an 8 year old boy a gift of a small prism , so he
> can have fun making rainbows.  However, after playing with it myself
> for a couple of hours, I can't even get a spectrum myself.
> I imagined it wouldn't be too hard to recreate the cover of Pink
> Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
>
> Has anyone done this before?  Any tips to pass on to the young lad?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
>
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Regards,

Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] Prism fun)
Message from john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Prism fun)