Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

> On May 9, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 9/5/18, Nolan Hinshaw, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Especially when I returned to school after mustering out of the service, >> almost all the classes I enrolled in were to experience in a fuller-than- >>

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

On 9/5/18, Nolan Hinshaw, discombobulated, unleashed: >Especially when I returned to school after mustering out of the service, >almost all the classes I enrolled in were to experience in a fuller-than- >previously deep level the things I already enjoyed (there weren't many >experiences falling

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

On May 5, 2018, at 12:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Interesting. So many people get into things like radio and photography > professionally as an extension of a personal interest that first has them > doing it as a hobby. > > In college, I was talking to someone in my basic circuits class about

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

Never underestimate how poorly some theoretical minds cannot understand practical things.  I worked with a guy working on his Masters in EE that couldn't understand how to wire a 3-way switch and make it work. -p On 5/5/2018 2:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On May 5, 2018, at 12:03 PM, Dale H.

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

> On May 5, 2018, at 12:03 PM, Dale H. Cook > wrote: > > At 12:49 PM 5/5/2018, Larry Colen wrote: > >> Just out of curiosity, do you also happen to be a ham? > > No - I have been a commercial operator for nearly 50 years but never an > amateur operator.

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

At 12:49 PM 5/5/2018, Larry Colen wrote: >Just out of curiosity, do you also happen to be a ham? No - I have been a commercial operator for nearly 50 years but never an amateur operator. Dale H. Cook, 50+ years as an SLR photographer, Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm lens, using colored

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

> On 05 May 2018 at 17:25 "Dale H. Cook" wrote: > > > At 09:48 AM 5/5/2018, Mike Wilson wrote: > > >How are you protecting the operator from (at least) a nasty burn on the > >thumb? > > Mike - > > The electronics is in a 2-gang plastic electrical box at the top

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

> On May 5, 2018, at 9:25 AM, Dale H. Cook wrote: > > At 09:48 AM 5/5/2018, Mike Wilson wrote: > >> How are you protecting the operator from (at least) a nasty burn on the >> thumb? > > Mike - > > The electronics is in a 2-gang plastic electrical box at the top

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

At 09:48 AM 5/5/2018, Mike Wilson wrote: >How are you protecting the operator from (at least) a nasty burn on the thumb? Mike - The electronics is in a 2-gang plastic electrical box at the top of the (~ 3 foot) pole under the reflector. A triac trigger has been added to the electronics in

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

How are you protecting the operator from (at least) a nasty burn on the thumb? > On 05 May 2018 at 02:13 "Dale H. Cook" wrote: > > > This group seems free-wheeling enough that you might enjoy hearing what I > have been working on for two days (although I will

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

I have two 285s and one 283. Havent used them much since going digital. jco On Fri, 04 May 2018 23:07:23 -0400, John wrote: FWIW, the Vivitar 285HV has a trigger voltage around 6 volts & is safe to use with Pentax DSLRs (and probably Cannon or Nikon). I currently

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

FWIW, the Vivitar 285HV has a trigger voltage around 6 volts & is safe to use with Pentax DSLRs (and probably Cannon or Nikon). I currently have three of them and am always on the look-out for more (although I prefer the older "Made in Japan" models because they're more reliable). On

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

> On May 4, 2018, at 7:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Dale H. Cook wrote: > >> ...I will likely bore some of you into hitting the trash can icon... > > Oh I don't think so. Dale, meet Larry. Larry, meet Dale. Dale has already touched on several topics interesting

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

Dale H. Cook wrote: >...I will likely bore some of you into hitting the trash can icon... Oh I don't think so. Dale, meet Larry. Larry, meet Dale. :-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

At 09:18 PM 5/4/2018, Larry Colen wrote: >Sounds like a fun story and project, but you didn't provide photos. I have been pedal to the metal just trying to get the prop functional for tomorrow. I will take some photos later as the guts will have to come back out so that they can be permanently

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

Nice work. I never bought into the Vivitar flash line. I used Honeywell Potato mashers and 497 batteries from the ‘70s through ‘90s. Paul > On May 4, 2018, at 9:13 PM, Dale H. Cook wrote: > > This group seems free-wheeling enough that you might enjoy hearing what

Re: From Strobe to Stage Prop

Dale H. Cook wrote: This group seems free-wheeling enough that you might enjoy hearing what I have been working on for two days (although I will likely bore some of you into hitting the trash can icon). It is a stage prop made using the guts of a Vivitar 283 flash. Before any of you start

From Strobe to Stage Prop

This group seems free-wheeling enough that you might enjoy hearing what I have been working on for two days (although I will likely bore some of you into hitting the trash can icon). It is a stage prop made using the guts of a Vivitar 283 flash. Before any of you start screaming and cussing at