What BULB do you guys use for taking pictures of automotive DIYs?
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From: Don Klipstein on 4 Aug 2010 15:30 In <96f1b5dc-1fcf-4cd3-9b7d-24fd4d396c08(a)f42g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, Rich wrote: >On Aug 2, 5:24�pm, Brent <beemdoub...(a)Use-Author-Supplied- >Address.invalid> wrote: >> In a Toyota forum I write up automotive repair DIYs under lousy lighting >> conditions (like many people do). >> >> Only I use a good camera (Nikon D5000) and good back lighting to augment >> the camera flash. >> >> It's cheap. I buy 200 watt bulbs from ACE Hardware and put it in an >> aluminum light fixture with clamps so I can secure the light. I change the >> directdion of light constantly so a stand wouldn't work. >> >> Problem is, I bust a bulb almost every time. When these bulbs are hot, they >> break the filament if you drop or move the light suddenly. >> >> Is there a better high lumens bulb that is sturdier than the "regular" 200W >> bulbs from ACE? > >Enjoy them while you can, before the envirokooks ban incandescents. The usual 200W incandescents and most 150 watt ones rated 750 hours will not be affected by the upcoming USA incandescent ban that is scheduled to take effect in stages from 2012 to 2014. This ban has a lot of exceptions: http://members.misty.com/don/incban.html - Don Klipstein (don(a)misty.com)
From: Savageduck on 4 Aug 2010 20:52 On 2010-08-02 14:24:49 -0700, Brent <beemdoubleu(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> said: > In a Toyota forum I write up automotive repair DIYs under lousy lighting > conditions (like many people do). > > Only I use a good camera (Nikon D5000) and good back lighting to augment > the camera flash. > > It's cheap. I buy 200 watt bulbs from ACE Hardware and put it in an > aluminum light fixture with clamps so I can secure the light. I change the > directdion of light constantly so a stand wouldn't work. > > Problem is, I bust a bulb almost every time. When these bulbs are hot, they > break the filament if you drop or move the light suddenly. > > Is there a better high lumens bulb that is sturdier than the "regular" 200W > bulbs from ACE? Check the Flashpoint Cool Light 4 system. < http://www.amazon.com/Flashpoint-Light-Reflector-Fluorescent-Bulbs/dp/B003B0UQ32 > This is without a stand. If you need a stand Adorama has both; < http://www.adorama.com/FPCL4K.html > Using this lighting you will probably have to make some white balance adjustments if you are shooting jpeg only. Shooting RAW will give you greater flexibility with WB. -- Regards, Savageduck
From: WW on 5 Aug 2010 13:43 "Brent" <beemdoubleu(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote in message news:e764cf029aee52f171dc87a84438c465(a)tioat.net... > On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:54:53 -0600, WW wrote: > >> I have some "PhotoFlood" lamps I used with old film movie cameras. They >> have >> their own reflector. WW > > Are they rugged? YES ... WW
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 8 Aug 2010 13:12 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Brent <beemdoubleu(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> saying something like: >In a Toyota forum I write up automotive repair DIYs under lousy lighting >conditions (like many people do). > >Only I use a good camera (Nikon D5000) and good back lighting to augment >the camera flash. > >It's cheap. I buy 200 watt bulbs from ACE Hardware and put it in an >aluminum light fixture with clamps so I can secure the light. I change the >directdion of light constantly so a stand wouldn't work. > >Problem is, I bust a bulb almost every time. When these bulbs are hot, they >break the filament if you drop or move the light suddenly. > >Is there a better high lumens bulb that is sturdier than the "regular" 200W >bulbs from ACE? You can get cheap (<20$) 12Volt 55W HID headlamp bulbs on ebay that pump out 3500 lumens at colour temps from 4500 to 9000K. All you need to do is procure a spotlight unit from the same source and mount it. Feed it from a suitable 12V PSU and Bob's yer Uncle. The same HID setup in studio lighting will normally cost hundreds for a single lamp.
From: Sjouke Burry on 9 Aug 2010 00:47
ktos wrote: > Tulip bulb. Only when properly cooked. Raw bulbs only useful for b/w pics. |