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From: brian@sequent.UUCP (Brian Godfrey)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.photo
Subject: Re: Flashbulbs (was something stupid and illegal...)
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Date: 25 Jan 89 19:09:56 GMT
Reply-To: brian@crg1.UUCP (Brian Godfrey)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc
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>>    By the way, they mentioned a guy who takes large (12X20 inch negatives)
>> group portraits. He uses flash bulbs because he gets more light for the...

   Mr. Beyer is surprised at the power draw of equivalent electronic flash.
Actually, the point in telling about this particular photographer was to
point out how much more light you can get out of simple flash bulbs. He used
30 of the large bulbs (the kind with house-hold light socket bases.) I doubt
if he used a motor drive in his 12X20 camera, so changing bulbs probably was
not such a big deal.  :-)

>Think of the poor guy that used to photograph entire 150 car railroad trains
>at night with flashbulbs. Bet you he only made one exposure per night.

   Actually they mentioned "him" as well. (Actually, there were a number of
people who did that and train freaks still do. They like flash bulbs because
you get more light per "pop" and so do not have to wait for so many
recharges.)

>How many flashbulbs  did whoever need to replace 15Kw of electronic flash?

   30.
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--Brian M. Godfrey
  Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
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