Re: Projector lights as studio light source?
Thanks Bill R., Tom R. and Dag for your comments on the projector lights. I have since tried them out. The fan in the Leitz projector didn't work, why I soon had to turn it off at the smell of burnt rubber... I won't be able to use that one, but neither can I make myself dispose of a lens that has Leitz Wetzlar engraved on it. (A Hector 85mm I think). Any suggestions on what use I can make of such a lens? Anyway - yes I think that the remaining Agfa projector will be useful in some ways. I'll see what I can put in front of it to modify the light. I might even pull out some of my slides and show them to someone, or even see if I can use them for a background or something. Project them onto a body? Thanks, Lasse - Original Message - From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: Re: Projector lights as studio light source? I have, for black and white photos. I used the screen as a reflector and got a smooth lighting depending on the size of the image on the screen. With two projectors and two screens you get some control of the light. I didn´t get much light though. Dag På 2. des. 2003 kl. 00.08 skrev Lasse Karlsson: Hi all, As mentioned in another thread I am about to try to set up a small kind of home studio. Cleaning the garage today I found two old slide projectors that I haven't used for many, many years (hardly at all in fact). One is a Leitz Pradovit, the other maybe an Agfa. Has anyone found any meaningful use for slide projector lights in a studio? (The lights are strong (the Leitz one slightly yellowish), however I have no idea what temperature (Kelvin) they are or how films or a digital sensor perceives them.) Thanks, Lasse
Re: Projector lights as studio light source?
Many projector lenses have a standardized mount (Kodak Carousel) and can be interchanged between a lot of projectors. If your Leitz projector has the horizontal round tray I am sure the lens is a Kodak mount, I am not sure about the Leitz projectors that have the side loading tray. -- Lasse Karlsson wrote: Thanks Bill R., Tom R. and Dag for your comments on the projector lights. I have since tried them out. The fan in the Leitz projector didn't work, why I soon had to turn it off at the smell of burnt rubber... I won't be able to use that one, but neither can I make myself dispose of a lens that has Leitz Wetzlar engraved on it. (A Hector 85mm I think). Any suggestions on what use I can make of such a lens? Anyway - yes I think that the remaining Agfa projector will be useful in some ways. I'll see what I can put in front of it to modify the light. I might even pull out some of my slides and show them to someone, or even see if I can use them for a background or something. Project them onto a body? Thanks, Lasse - Original Message - From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: Re: Projector lights as studio light source? I have, for black and white photos. I used the screen as a reflector and got a smooth lighting depending on the size of the image on the screen. With two projectors and two screens you get some control of the light. I didn´t get much light though. Dag På 2. des. 2003 kl. 00.08 skrev Lasse Karlsson: Hi all, As mentioned in another thread I am about to try to set up a small kind of home studio. Cleaning the garage today I found two old slide projectors that I haven't used for many, many years (hardly at all in fact). One is a Leitz Pradovit, the other maybe an Agfa. Has anyone found any meaningful use for slide projector lights in a studio? (The lights are strong (the Leitz one slightly yellowish), however I have no idea what temperature (Kelvin) they are or how films or a digital sensor perceives them.) Thanks, Lasse -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: Projector lights as studio light source?
Don't give up on the Leitz yet. Dust build up over the years will sometimes gum up the shaft and bearings on the fan motor. Those little motors don't have a lot of starting torque so if you can take it apart enough to get to the fan motor, spin the shaft and work a little light oil (like sewing machine oil) into the bearings to make sure it's free. Paul - Original Message - From: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 1:23 PM Subject: Re: Projector lights as studio light source? Thanks Bill R., Tom R. and Dag for your comments on the projector lights. I have since tried them out. The fan in the Leitz projector didn't work, why I soon had to turn it off at the smell of burnt rubber... I won't be able to use that one, but neither can I make myself dispose of a lens that has Leitz Wetzlar engraved on it. (A Hector 85mm I think). Any suggestions on what use I can make of such a lens? Anyway - yes I think that the remaining Agfa projector will be useful in some ways. I'll see what I can put in front of it to modify the light. I might even pull out some of my slides and show them to someone, or even see if I can use them for a background or something. Project them onto a body? Thanks, Lasse - Original Message - From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: Re: Projector lights as studio light source? I have, for black and white photos. I used the screen as a reflector and got a smooth lighting depending on the size of the image on the screen. With two projectors and two screens you get some control of the light. I didn´t get much light though. Dag På 2. des. 2003 kl. 00.08 skrev Lasse Karlsson: Hi all, As mentioned in another thread I am about to try to set up a small kind of home studio. Cleaning the garage today I found two old slide projectors that I haven't used for many, many years (hardly at all in fact). One is a Leitz Pradovit, the other maybe an Agfa. Has anyone found any meaningful use for slide projector lights in a studio? (The lights are strong (the Leitz one slightly yellowish), however I have no idea what temperature (Kelvin) they are or how films or a digital sensor perceives them.) Thanks, Lasse
Re: Projector lights as studio light source?
I have, for black and white photos. I used the screen as a reflector and got a smooth lighting depending on the size of the image on the screen. With two projectors and two screens you get some control of the light. I didn´t get much light though. Dag På 2. des. 2003 kl. 00.08 skrev Lasse Karlsson: Hi all, As mentioned in another thread I am about to try to set up a small kind of home studio. Cleaning the garage today I found two old slide projectors that I haven't used for many, many years (hardly at all in fact). One is a Leitz Pradovit, the other maybe an Agfa. Has anyone found any meaningful use for slide projector lights in a studio? (The lights are strong (the Leitz one slightly yellowish), however I have no idea what temperature (Kelvin) they are or how films or a digital sensor perceives them.) Thanks, Lasse
Re: Projector lights as studio light source?
With a zoom lens they make a pretty good focusing spotlight. In fact they were sometimes used for those shots where the is a bright circle on the darker backgroud that your used to see in advertising shots. -- Lasse Karlsson wrote: Hi all, As mentioned in another thread I am about to try to set up a small kind of home studio. Cleaning the garage today I found two old slide projectors that I haven't used for many, many years (hardly at all in fact). One is a Leitz Pradovit, the other maybe an Agfa. Has anyone found any meaningful use for slide projector lights in a studio? (The lights are strong (the Leitz one slightly yellowish), however I have no idea what temperature (Kelvin) they are or how films or a digital sensor perceives them.) Thanks, Lasse -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
