At 11:54 AM 2/5/2002 EST, you wrote:
>
>
>Alan Zinn wrote:
>
>" This would be way too dim for decent exposure times. Any lamp system
>you
>use will need a pre-heated cathode to keep the lamp at the same
>brightness
>when it turns on or a shutter system so that he lamp stays on all the
>time.
>Go for a used beer sign transformer and a custom-made lamp $40-60 at a
>neon
>sign shop. You will need a shutter under the lens. "
>
>
>I'd have to disagree here. The Omegalite is little more than an ordinary
>fluorescent tube with a reflector. Omega didn't use a pre-heater circuit
>or circuitry in this commercial unit so far as I know.
>
>Ed Balko
>
ED,
I had a WWII era Omega with an array of 6 fl lamps that covered 4 x 5. It
had a lens shutter. Haven't seen a single lamp Omega. I wonder how many
watts it is. I have used single fl lamps to cover 35mm but no larger.
AZ
Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.
www.geocities.com/soho/gallery/8874/
or
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