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« on: January 04, 2009, 04:29:30 PM » |
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Hi, All -
Will F. helped me stumble into a couple of these units. They seem not to have an optical slave, but there's a two-holed jack labeled "SLAVE". Any idea what's needed to slave these? Any other info on 'em? I'm debating on keeping them at all at this point.
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jake
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2009, 06:15:16 PM » |
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Would those be bipost holes? And would they be for turning the flash into a slave or for running another flash as a slave off that one? You might look at this page. It might help you figure things out. |
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Scott
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2009, 06:19:44 PM » |
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That's not what I have, Jorn. Mine are like this. They're brighter'n sin; I'd love to be able to use them... |
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jake
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2009, 06:32:36 PM » |
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Aha. Are you sure those were made by Graflex? It looks like they just used the Graflite name.
You are right - the slave connectors are strange. They almost look like 3.5 mini jacks? Or are they larger than that? Hard to establish scale in those photos.
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Scott
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2009, 06:56:36 PM » |
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Yeah, the serial number tag says "Graflex" right on it. Made in Brazil. Seems like a good strobe - just need to figure out how to trigger the thing...
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Glenn Thoreson
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2009, 07:39:44 PM » |
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It's for a plug in extension. I'm not very familiar with the Graflite Jr., as I much prefer the Heiland flash guns. A picture would help, but as a general rule, they will have a socket for the shutter's sync cord, and a couple of sockets for things like a solenoid sync and/or extension flashes. No optical slave in those daze.  |
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Glenn from Wyoming
"I reject your reallity and substitute my own"
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Glenn Thoreson
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2009, 07:46:00 PM » |
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Aha! Though I can't wait all night for them pictures to load, I throw this out there: If it says "Made in Bazil" it's probably one of those knock-offs made for the Star Wars fanatics. They make light sabers out of 'em, ya know. What the hell does one do with a light saber? Nutso! More editization: If ye flash guns are those knock-offs, there's no guarantee the outlets are what they would normally be. Check out http://www.graflex.org. Just don't enter the words 'Light Saber" on that site. It will be unwelcome to the extreme. :eek: |
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« Last Edit: January 04, 2009, 07:55:48 PM by Glenn Thoreson »
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Glenn from Wyoming
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jake
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« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2009, 08:30:39 PM » |
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Glenn, those were the sorts of flashes I was thinking of, but they are more like current strobe designs. I haven't seen plug holes like these before though. I know some strobes use jacks like those on audio components, but I don't think these are those either. If they are, they'd look like one of these or one of these perhaps.  You might also send photos of the strobes you have to Paramount Cords and see what their guys have to say. |
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« Last Edit: January 04, 2009, 08:44:37 PM by jake »
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Glenn Thoreson
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« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2009, 10:10:01 PM » |
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Hmmmmmm.... Well, I gotta say, that ain't what I had envisioned at all. In fact, I don't even know what that is. :mystery:
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Glenn from Wyoming
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jake
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« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2009, 10:21:47 PM » |
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Yeah, I know. Here is a sidelong look.  |
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jake
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2009, 04:41:08 PM » |
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Hey Scott - I stopped in at my favorite photo place today, and the guy there says he's pretty sure those are phono plugs, probably the smaller size. Lots of systems use them, so you can get them easily through Paramount or anywhere lighting supplies are sold. Then you can either run them all together by cable (he suggests phono to household, then you can use an extension cord to travel long distances cheaply, connecting to the camera with a household to pc or whatever,) or you can plug in a radio control unit (PocketWizard or similar) and run them that way. He said they look like a pretty standard set up, but he hadn't heard of Graflex lights like these either.
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Scott
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2009, 01:05:20 PM » |
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Thanks, Jorn! Now I need to find some adapters. I think a trip to Radio Shack may be forthcoming...
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Glenn Thoreson
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2009, 03:31:02 PM » |
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Strange stuff. Never saw anything like that with a Graflite moniker. What kind of power supply do it use? :mystery:
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Glenn from Wyoming
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Scott
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2009, 06:03:40 PM » |
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Glenn, they plug right into the wall, and they're way powerful...
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jake
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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2009, 06:20:03 PM » |
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Post photos of that rig once you get it hooked up.
Moths beware!
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