[LargeFormat] Flash bulb batteries
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Mon Mar 4 18:31:14 2002
At 6:30 pm +0000 4/3/02, philip Lambert wrote:
>The flashbulbs seem to be capable of yielding full output at 1/15th or 1/30
>on X but obviously M is better. I must experiment with a few bulbs and
>modern Copal shutters. My family think all my shots are experimental! The
>battery I am currently seeking is a tiny 15v, much smaller than a 9v as
>found in a smoke alarm. Vintage Cameras seem to have a supply at six pounds
>each. The interiors I have taken on holiday (with a N...n) have involved me
>lying flat on my back under some great domed cathedral roof with the camera
>supported by my face, trusting to available light and the built in meter. I
>get some strange looks, not sure why. Philip
Just imagining you lying on your back with the rear end of a monorail
in your mouth ;-)
In 35mm travelling mode I have run from a camera left on its back in
the middle of a room on self timer with a 16mm lens attached..... you
could get some great shots of your feet with that rig.
Cheers,
Clive