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From: Jeff The Drunk on 2 Aug 2010 17:44 On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:24:49 +0000, Brent wrote: > In a Toyota forum I write up automotive repair DIYs under lousy lighting > conditions (like many people do). > > Only I use a good camera (Nikon D5000) and good back lighting to augment > the camera flash. > > It's cheap. I buy 200 watt bulbs from ACE Hardware and put it in an > aluminum light fixture with clamps so I can secure the light. I change > the directdion of light constantly so a stand wouldn't work. > > Problem is, I bust a bulb almost every time. When these bulbs are hot, > they break the filament if you drop or move the light suddenly. > > Is there a better high lumens bulb that is sturdier than the "regular" > 200W bulbs from ACE? Have a look here :http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/474580-REG/Westcott_501_PB500_Photo_Basics_Backlight.html
From: George Kerby on 2 Aug 2010 20:27 On 8/2/10 6:27 PM, in article 96f1b5dc-1fcf-4cd3-9b7d-24fd4d396c08(a)f42g2000yqn.googlegroups.com, "Rich" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 2, 5:24�pm, Brent <beemdoub...(a)Use-Author-Supplied- > Address.invalid> wrote: >> In a Toyota forum I write up automotive repair DIYs under lousy lighting >> conditions (like many people do). >> >> Only I use a good camera (Nikon D5000) and good back lighting to augment >> the camera flash. >> >> It's cheap. I buy 200 watt bulbs from ACE Hardware and put it in an >> aluminum light fixture with clamps so I can secure the light. I change the >> directdion of light constantly so a stand wouldn't work. >> >> Problem is, I bust a bulb almost every time. When these bulbs are hot, they >> break the filament if you drop or move the light suddenly. >> >> Is there a better high lumens bulb that is sturdier than the "regular" 200W >> bulbs from ACE? > > Enjoy them while you can, before the envirokooks ban incandescents. Some of your friends, Rich? Ask Tim the Tool Man...
From: Al Dykes on 3 Aug 2010 08:21
In article <pan.2010.08.02.21.44.04(a)BoozersandLoozers.only>, Jeff The Drunk <jeff(a)the-bar.drinking> wrote: >On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:24:49 +0000, Brent wrote: > >> In a Toyota forum I write up automotive repair DIYs under lousy lighting >> conditions (like many people do). >> >> Only I use a good camera (Nikon D5000) and good back lighting to augment >> the camera flash. >> >> It's cheap. I buy 200 watt bulbs from ACE Hardware and put it in an >> aluminum light fixture with clamps so I can secure the light. I change >> the directdion of light constantly so a stand wouldn't work. >> >> Problem is, I bust a bulb almost every time. When these bulbs are hot, >> they break the filament if you drop or move the light suddenly. >> >> Is there a better high lumens bulb that is sturdier than the "regular" >> 200W bulbs from ACE? > >Have a look here > >:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/474580-REG/Westcott_501_PB500_Photo_Basics_Backlight.html Note that some of those bulbs have operating hour ratings measured in single-digit hours. Has anyone tried halogrn worklights? http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xqd/R-202071325/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 -- Al Dykes News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising. - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail |