Another picture info post..

**Nervin** · 05-09-2011, 05:59 AM

ok.. a small update... For anyone who has ever done macro photography then you will know what I am about to talk about... When shooting at such a magnification the slightest movement will throw the images out of focus... with that in mind, I set up my gear and linked it to my laptop to capture and also so I can see what I am doing at the same time... Weeeeeelll it is definitely not as easy as it sounds when its on your face.

and I was trying to be as careful as possible while making sure I stayed in the focus field (using a flip 50 is all manual focus)... I looked awasy for a moment and got knicked... was bad.. just a tiny nip, but anough for me to realize that it wasn't going to happen.. My wife is an autofocus only type person.. so I am going to try again tomorrow only I am going to use my arm... I will be able to lay my arm on the table and it wont move out of the field... I guess since I test my blades on my arm hairs anyway it can't be that much different.. I DO NOT recommend macro video of the face while shaving.. hahahahah..

**LarryAndro** · 05-09-2011, 09:11 PM

Thanks for the photography details. (My original post here asked for photo details, and somehow missed the details right above. Embarrassing.)

**HNSB** · 05-09-2011, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Nervin

ok.. a small update... For anyone who has ever done macro photography then you will know what I am about to talk about... When shooting at such a magnification the slightest movement will throw the images out of focus... with that in mind, I set up my gear and linked it to my laptop to capture and also so I can see what I am doing at the same time... Weeeeeelll it is definitely not as easy as it sounds when its on your face.

and I was trying to be as careful as possible while making sure I stayed in the focus field (using a flip 50 is all manual focus)... I looked awasy for a moment and got knicked... was bad.. just a tiny nip, but anough for me to realize that it wasn't going to happen.. My wife is an autofocus only type person.. so I am going to try again tomorrow only I am going to use my arm... I will be able to lay my arm on the table and it wont move out of the field... I guess since I test my blades on my arm hairs anyway it can't be that much different.. I DO NOT recommend macro video of the face while shaving.. hahahahah..

What you describe is exactly why I haven't pursued the shave cam any further. The depth of field is almost impossible to work with while moving, and to watch a monitor while shaving leads to nicks. Fortunately I sliced my thumb, and not my face.

**Nervin** · 05-11-2011, 06:34 PM

Ok one small set back but hasn't stopped my research. First I would like to say that even though it gets a bad rap I like my mac 100%, and although there are very few viruses for it one found my computer. Sadly I got complaisant. I am doing a complete recover right now zeroing the hard drive then using time machine to put it back. Takes a little time but I should be able to put the images and video up that I captured this weekend. You guys will be surprised at some things I discovered.

**Nervin** · 05-11-2011, 06:34 PM

Oh and an itouch is a great tool for when your computer is down

**hoglahoo** · 05-11-2011, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

It looks to me like the razor is still not sharp enough, causing the whisker to be flattened on edge impact and then sheared sideways.

I think that is just how a single shear cuts a whisker

**roughkype** · 05-11-2011, 06:41 PM

I think this is a great thread. Good luck resurrecting your Mac. I look forward to your pictures.

**alexanderdurham** · 05-12-2011, 12:05 AM

Wow! Those are amazing shots!

**Nervin** · 05-12-2011, 06:55 PM

Alrighty.. I have a few images and two videos... I will make my comments at the end...

These two are examples of BBS.. This is actually what it looks like right after a shave..

these are 24 hours after a BBS shave

Here are two small videos

This is a pass or two or three with a Dull blade..

This one is a simple WTG pass

Now if you are keeping up with my confessions of a blade thread there is some pretty good info there about the microteeth on the blades edge and how important they are.. I have a few more blades that I am restoring so I will probably experiment a little more and hopefully I will be able to get some other videos Like ATG and XTG with and even sharper blade... Can never strop too much...

**ace** · 05-12-2011, 09:15 PM

Wonderful stuff! I can almost hear the whiskers screaming. Keep 'em coming!

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