June 20th, 2014
You can read more about this here:
http://studio.alistairmcclymont.com/post/89377498845/this-is-what-happens-when-you-put-paper-with-an
Chris Hooker (a scientist at the CLF) was demonstrating the Gemini laser. The comment ‘did it survive’ was in reference to my camera. I’ve got an infra red filter over the lens to try and protect it from the laser (which was infra red). The previous shots, filming without it, shut down my camera and the next time had a big purple ball of light on the side of the viewfinder.
It looks like it sorted itself out though