Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/14

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Subject: RE: [Leica] A few thoughts about flash
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:46:05 -0700

Oh s**t - I just had a thought. Someone on here is crazy/dumb enough to
actually try Teds flash powder idea with an M6 and some gunpowder.... oh
ooooo

tim a

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Samuel M.
> Kennard
> Sent: January 14, 2002 6:24 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] A few thoughts about flash
>
>
> Ok Ted, so where did you use the Hot Glue Gun?
>
> Sam Kennard
> <<
> Tim Atherton wrote and asked: ;-)
> >>Ted,
> >
> > Could you explain to us again how you use flash powder with the
> > M6...<<<
>
> Hi Tim,
> Quite simple actually. ;-)  I get black gun powder, pour it into an old
> developer tray lined with heavy duty cooking foil and set it on a kind
> of easel so the flash will bounce off the ceiling when it ignites and
> before the ceiling goes black from the smoke.
>
> This is a truly one shot exposure as we have to clean the ceiling after
> each exposure. ;-)
>
> Now the tricky part is getting the wires imbedded in the gun powder so
> when I press the shutter release, the contact in the camera will send
> the signal to the contacts in the powder igniting it as the shutter
> curtain opens long enough for the flash to ignite, create the light
> flash and not an explosion ! :-) And inturn exposing the subject on
> film.
>
> And that sequence of events is an old family secret not to be revealed
> for 50 years after my passing to the big darkroom in the sky.
>
> So there you go eh? Nothing to it.
> ;-)
> ted
> >>
>
>
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