I have a camera that works
its an old VR35 Ektanar
I was wondering if anyone has tried to use this for the layout
I seen a website the has some info but seems like the flash is something thats useful
If you're like me, and you're always looking for something extra to add more
http://www.supervipersystems.com/VargoSpeedway/HO_Tech/Photo_Flashes/photo_flashes.html
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You may want to look around garage sales for flash units.
A "modern" flash consists of a flash tube, a capacitor which is charged to around 400V, a charging circuit and power supply (battery). More sophisticated flash units have a sensor with a shut off switch to disconnect the capacitor from the flash when a pre-determined amount of light is received back at the flash unit.
There are only a couple things that generally go wrong with flash units:
The Cambron Kangaroo flash is a great unit for MR photos, I have had mine for more than 20 years with no problems, and still use it with my Canon Digital Rebel XT. I do not know if they are still made.
wow that sounds awsome milly
thanks
The use of a flash to light a model scene is fine, but for model photography you should not use an on camera flash. Use an off camera flash that is, say, 30 to 45 degrees off perpendicular to the lens axis. This will give much better definition to your photographs. If you don't have a flash-meter, you will probably need to bracken your shots to get a good exposure. If you're going to use a film camera for model photography it would be a good idea to check out a good book on photography from the library. Or better still, use a digital camera if you can get your hands on one. That way you can take all the photos you want at no extra cost and save the best.
By the way, that little inset that flashes is really irritating.
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NeO6874 wrote:I think you missed the object of Budliner's original post...The website he linked to has information on making sports fans (or anyonw really) "take pictures" of the action in front of them, be it something on a tracetrack, or a soccer game, or anything else that one may take pictures at..
You are absolutely right, I missed the point entirely. That's what I get for not reading the link. It's obviously doable, but it seems that it would be lot easier to program your DCC locomotive for a Mars Light or Strobe Light, and maybe more entertaining, but maybe not prototypical.
hey well I got a few ideas