Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
I have a great love for flashbulbs. I also happen to have a great love for old gear. These things go together well, but flashbulbs are getting harder to find at a decent price these days. Aside from finding a lot at a swap meet or thrift store, they are often sold for about $1 a bulb. That's some big expense there.
So, what I'm proposing is that I take a Leica CEYOO flash unit and transfer the guts from a thyristor flash into the Leica unit.
This takes care of a bunch of issues:
-The aesthetic of the Leica CEYOO flash is much nicer than a modern on-camera strobe.
-The amperage of the flashbulb unit will go down to the mA level so I won't fry my M8. (right now I use either a small pocket wizard or a safe synch for connecting flashbulbs to my M8)
-The flash synch speed will upto 1/250. Right now I have to use <1/30 to allow bulbs time to reach peak intensity.
Any recommendations that aren't snarky? I already have, and use Nikon SB25, 26 and 27 flashes. They are the best, but I'd like something different. And really, I just want to do it to say that I did it.
Phil Forrest
So, what I'm proposing is that I take a Leica CEYOO flash unit and transfer the guts from a thyristor flash into the Leica unit.
This takes care of a bunch of issues:
-The aesthetic of the Leica CEYOO flash is much nicer than a modern on-camera strobe.
-The amperage of the flashbulb unit will go down to the mA level so I won't fry my M8. (right now I use either a small pocket wizard or a safe synch for connecting flashbulbs to my M8)
-The flash synch speed will upto 1/250. Right now I have to use <1/30 to allow bulbs time to reach peak intensity.
Any recommendations that aren't snarky? I already have, and use Nikon SB25, 26 and 27 flashes. They are the best, but I'd like something different. And really, I just want to do it to say that I did it.
Phil Forrest