Behind the Scenes - a7R for video of building explosion

[MikeEvangelist]

A reporter buddy asked me to cover a secondary vantage point for the explosion/demolition of an old coal-fired power plant in St Paul.

First time I've really used the a7R for video.

The setup -

The victim -

Its last gasp (this one's from my 800e) -

The a7R video of its demise -

St Paul's Island Power Plant Demolition going down

 

[Ben Rubinstein]

That was fun to watch!

 

[dchew]

Tell me they planned for the stack to hit the little building in front.

 

[ken_vs_ryu]

Tell me they planned for the stack to hit the little building in front.

They saved some dynamite.

 

[tashley]

That was waaay cool!

 

[D&A]

Way Cool! Can you reshoot that with the Leica M240 (video), so we can see how the camera's compare?

Dave (D&A)