Estes Snapshot to Rastrocam??

The new Snapshot does not use a string as the tripping method. It has a slide that is caught by a pin that is pushed down and held in place by being placed in the body tube. ( I will try to post some pics to a.b.m.r. ) The Rastrocam counted on extending the trip string around the top and down the side into the body tube. You would need to come up with a way of tripping the shutter while mounted backwards. I sure some clever person will come up with a novel solutions.

After looking at the Smapshot, the slide does has a hole in the end where you could tie a string to. I haven't tried it but I guess you could tie a string to the end of the slide and route it thru the upper body tube and around like the old Rastrocam. Of course you have to cut out a slot in the upper body tube so the trip button isn't held down.

Hmm. Interesting. I have an old astrocam as well as the snapshot. The fins on the astrocam broke before i ever flew it so i was going to modify 1 and have the other camera for parts. Guess i will modify the astrocam and keep the snapshot around for parts. I just always hated the thought of usign a c6 engine in a camera rocket. My launch field isn't more than about 300ft by 400 ft and i am always afraid of losing the camera so the rastrocam concept will let me use a b engine and have a almost 100 percent chance of retrieval.