T3D Re: Sort of the last word on apertures

[Peter Homer <P.J.Homer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>1)The battery I used wore out before I finished of the whole roll, and
>>I only turned it on while I was taking pictures.
>
>  Instead of a light bulb you might try
>a super bright LED. I recently bought
>a key chain LED flashlight for $1.69 CDN
>(about $1.10 US). It's a sealed/disposable
>unit, but at that price you can't buy
>replacement batteries anyway.
>
>  Or, an electronics place like Radio Shack
>should carry just the LEDs themselves.
>
>  Test your LED/camera with no film in it
>to see if you get the smallest aperture
>when you shoot.

The Nimslo contains a red and green LED anyway which come on when you press
the shutter button part way . I canot recal if they stay on during exposure
If so perhaps they could be repositioned inside the camera so as to
illuminate the photocell.    P.J.Homer





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