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Little Bramper - Timelapse intervalometer

ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,908 moderator
edited May 9, 2013 in Accessories
One of the biggest problems timelapse photographers have is shooting "Holy Grail" shots. These are transitions from dark to light/light to dark. Exposures tend to be inconsistent when you're shooting over long time periods (hours). Normally, you'd use manual exposure and away you'd go. Adjusting the exposure manually during a long run introduces the risk of moving the camera or missing correct exposure as you change things.

The solution is to use something called the Little Bramper. It's a device that allows you to ramp exposures smoothly. It does this by using the Bulb setting and controlling the exposure itself. The timelapse community refers to this as "Bulb Ramping". You set the initial exposure along with intervals, etc. and it does the rest. It's a pretty cool gadget.

You can read a little about timelapse photography here. There are some pretty neat examples on the page too.
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    NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2012
    Very interesting, and affordable. Thanks.

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    kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator
    edited February 2, 2012
    Dammit, another cool gadget to buy!
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2012
    Thanks, Ian, looks like a very nice (and very affordable) device. thumb.gif
    Same price range as Canon remote, but waaaaaaay smarter....
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    Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2012
    Cool, I would order one if they had a proper case for it. I'm sure I would fumble it kaputt with my handling skills in no time :D
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,908 moderator
    edited February 5, 2012
    The lack of a case is problematic. On other hand, it'd be a lot more money with one.

    I'm thinking about a small Radio Shack project box.
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,908 moderator
    edited February 29, 2012
    I ran across another time lapse goodie. It's more of a trigger and definitely not as sophisticated as the Little Bramper. Time Machine can be configured with a beam in order to trip the shutter. I suppose you could configure it with almost any type of sensor you'd need. It has some basic configuration but not too much else.

    It's called "Time Machine". I ran across it while reading an article on making self portraits on a mountain bike.
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited February 29, 2012
    ian408 wrote: »
    I ran across another time lapse goodie. It's more of a trigger and definitely not as sophisticated as the Little Bramper. Time Machine can be configured with a beam in order to trip the shutter. I suppose you could configure it with almost any type of sensor you'd need. It has some basic configuration but not too much else.

    It's called "Time Machine". I ran across it while reading an article on making self portraits on a mountain bike.

    Wow! Thanks, Ian! Just what the doctor ordered!thumb.gif
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    elijahparkerelijahparker Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited May 9, 2013
    Timelapse+, a new bulb-ramping intervalometer
    I'd like to add my product here, particularly since the little-bramper is not currently in production.

    It's called the Timelapse+ [ https://www.timelapseplus.com ] and can do bulb ramping including fully automatic bulb ramping on newer Canon cameras (though many functions will work on a wide variety of cameras). You can simply setup the camera for the current exposure, and let the Timelapse+ smoothly ramp the bulb exposure based on the ambient light (automatically changing the ISO when necessary via USB).

    It can also be triggered by changes in light, act as an IR remote, and can be monitored and trigger from an iPhone over Low-Energy bluetooth. Multiple Timelapse+ devices can also be wirelessly linked.

    Here are a few links with more info:
    http://docs.timelapseplus.com/Manual/BulbRamping
    http://docs.timelapseplus.com/Tutorials/AutoBulbRamp
    https://vimeo.com/63300900

    Thanks!

    Elijah
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