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Les
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From all accounts this really neat, really cool flash had an output of a mere 100 watt seconds.
Can anybody tell me what current/modern flash unit is rated at 100 ws? or is there a (rough) conversion from Watt seconds to lumen seconds, to Guide numbers?
I'm trying to figure out just what I'd get out of this should I try to make a power pack for it.
[ This Message was edited by: Les on 2004-07-09 15:00 ]
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Nick
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On 2004-07-09 14:55, Les wrote:
Can anybody tell me what current/modern flash unit is rated at 100 ws? or is there a (rough) conversion from Watt seconds to lumen seconds, to Guide numbers?
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You can get some small studio strobes at 100ws. The way it was explained to me you can't simply convert. 100ws is a measure of the amount of power going in. GN is a measure of the light going out. The reflector matters. How good the strobe is with using power.
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Nick
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| Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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| If you just want a very rough number Adoroma shows a 100ws strobe and claims a GN of 105. |
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Les
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Yeah I knew the efficiency of the electronics, polished reflector, even the size and color of the room effect the GN, I was just looking for a 'ball park figure" and you gave me one.
And it's what I feared
So I would have a flash that weighs 5 pounds with a pack that would weigh at the very least 8 pounds and produce a guide number equal to or less than a 283 Vivitar with 4 penlights which has a guide number of 120.
But I'd look real cool doing it! :smile:
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Dan Fromm
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:53 am Post subject: |
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On 2004-07-09 18:36, Les wrote:
Yeah I knew the efficiency of the electronics, polished reflector, even the size and color of the room effect the GN, I was just looking for a 'ball park figure" and you gave me one.
And it's what I feared
So I would have a flash that weighs 5 pounds with a pack that would weigh at the very least 8 pounds and produce a guide number equal to or less than a 283 Vivitar with 4 penlights which has a guide number of 120.
But I'd look real cool doing it! 
[ This Message was edited by: Les on 2004-07-09 18:36 ]
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Um, Les, I have two 283s, also a Minolta Flash Meter. Yes, the original one. The meter says the 283s' full power GNs are 80 and 90. You should know better than to believe most manufacturers' published GNs.
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office888
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Strangest electronic flash unit i've ever seen, yet somehow it lures me into the drooling ebay frenzy for one... 
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