Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmm... may be cheaper and easier to convert a u4/3 camera to full time IR and then use a Leica->u4/3 adapter? You get full exposure without the filter in the front and with the EVF, you get dead on focusing without errors. On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net > wrote: > I'm wanting to use flashbulbs with the M8 to shoot IR photos using my > 720nm opaque filter. The flashbulbs put out much more light and > further, much more IR than my strobes. This will allow me to shoot IR > handheld at 160 ISO, illuminating the subject and depending > upon background distance, leaving the background completely dark. > Effectively, turning day into night. > > The question I have is if the current of the flashbulb unit could harm > the M8. I called Leica NJ and they said they had no idea (after > researching the question for 3 days) how the current from the CEYOO > would affect the M8 since they do not have any data regarding current > in that flashbulb unit. > > Optimally, I'd like to use a CEYOO but for now and for scenes needing a > bit more light, I'm using a Graflex Graflite with #5 & #25 bulbs > synched with a pocket wizard. This is a clumsy and very large setup > though. > > My question is: can anyone out there measure the current from a CEYOO > when a flashbulb is triggered? > > Thanks all! > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]