Flash ideas

[P3D Michael J. D'Abrosca <zephyr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi gang:

I am using  Realist and Revere cameras and want to start using flash, 
both for indoor illumination and outside fill-in flash.

I checked the various strobes that I have lying around and they all seem 
to have a guide number of 60. This will do in a pinch (f/8-5.6 at 7 ft. 
w/ASA 64), but I'd like to use something brighter. I do not want a 
monster strobe, but maybe someone out there can trim down my search by 
letting me know about the existence of a smallish higher-powered unit. 
How about using an old flash bulb unit? Are flash bulbs still available?!?

I have bought an adapter from Reel 3D, which seems to fit both cameras. I 
plan to shoot test rolls of Ektachrome 100 (I religiously use Kodachrome 
64, but I want a quick test for a special outdoor event this weekend) and 
have it 1-hour processed locally. I am assuming that I need less 
brilliance for fill-in flash than with full indoor shooting, but my tests 
will tell. I can handle manual flash computations; my local camera shop 
sez that automatic settings don't handle fill-in flash.

Thanks for any tips and advice.

Michael D'Abrosca
Petaluma, California, USA
zephyr@xxxxxxxxx


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