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"Magnesium" flashbulbs
Anyone ever "played" with 'em?
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I think I lit off a few a long time ago with just a battery. Back then the flea markets had a lot of cool stuff and it wasn't as easy to keep myself entertained.
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I use flashbulbs sometimes when I take photos indoors, some of my cameras are too old to syncronize with electronic flash, for those I use bulbs, or get out a newer camera that works with a modern flash, if my supply of bulbs is low.. in the 50's and 60s many cameras had a switch to use either type. flashbulbs take time to ignite and reach peak brightness, so they actualy need to be set off slightly before the shutter opens. A camera synched for bulbs with a modern flash wont work because the flash will be over before the shutter opens.
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Could you clarify what you mean by "magnesium" flashbulbs? Are they just the ordinary flashbulbs or something special?
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Not really. When I was younger, I had a bunch of flashcubes (which were very much obsolete at the time) and I used them up taking actual photos.
I still have a few other flashbulbs left, but I'm keeping those as part of my modest camera collection. So why is magnesium in quotes? It made me wonder, and apparently zirconium was a more modern alternative medium... but yeah, aren't they by and large magnesium? |
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Ordinary.
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What cameras did had a 30 milisecond delay for slow bulbs?
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I like your questions because they prompt me to learn more.
This site http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Flashbulbs says that several things were tried and finally settled on the wire-filled bulbs made with magnesium-aluminum alloy. |
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I once took a box of the old fashioned magicubes that required electric to set them off...wired all four in series and then the box in parallel and set the entire mess off with a 9 volt battery. My mom jumped shouting "WTF was that???"
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I have a few of these left over from my folks' camera days. Interesting that the Sylvania bulbs are actually marked with the Westinghouse "W".
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Buried somewhere I have a box of them but they have the traditional Edison base, so, if you want to REALLY wake someone in the morning and make a hell of a mess you put one in their ceiling light or the back of the fridge.
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For years I kept one in my tool box for the silly reason (?) that it would handy should I ever need to start a fire.
I have a Kodak Motormatic from the 60's which I haven't been able to talk myself into getting rid of. Just way too cool to listen to it advance itself! I've hoarded quite a bunch of bulbs for it though it's really hard to imagine I'll ever use them.
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Well obviously it's actually a Sylvania 'W.'
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But with me such bulbs for use and base for 'em A base with a reflector included. Last edited by Telecolor 3007; 11-21-2017 at 05:09 AM. |
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I've been thinking about selling some of the bulbs. I've got basically zip vintage camera wise, and don't really plan to get or use any.
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