One observation: The LC-7 looks like it doesn't have mercury. Taking photos of Nixie tubes can be a trial. Experimentation and taking lots of photos is the key. If you can't manually control the exposure, you can achieve a similar effect by varying the lighting. Try lighting the back ground. Try lighting the tube. Try different brightnesses. Try different angles. Using a bright light can force the camera to stop down which can increase your depth of field - this will bring more of the elements into focus. If you want to lessen the grid, you will want less depth of field so that only the illuminated element is in focus.
Obviously a camera that allows you to use manual settings for exposure and aperture will allow you to experiment more. And a tripod makes a world of difference! Of course the photos you posted were just fine :) Have fun :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/57abdb79-d4c4-4054-9f42-10e9368bb0c1%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
