Why are you responding off topic to my post in this thread? darkroommike ---------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <m_ike@hispeed.ch> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 4:42 AM Subject: Re: Dimming hot lights > could someone tell me why they don't upload a picture of mine? what is the > argument to be in the gallery or not? i think i did everything right with > url and stuff? > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike King" <mikeking@cableone.net> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 6:43 AM > Subject: Re: Dimming hot lights > > > > The other issue with dimmers on hot lights is color temperature/color > > balance. > > > > darkroommike > > > > ---------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gregory Fraser" <Gregory.Fraser@pwgsc.gc.ca> > > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > > <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> > > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 12:12 PM > > Subject: Dimming hot lights > > > > > > > I understand that the suggested way of adjusting the light level of hot > > lights would be to move the light, use a reflector or diffusion material > > etc. but I was wondering about just using a household dimmer. I bought > some > > old 650 watt movie lights and I looked in the local hardware store where > it > > seems all the dimmer switches were rated at 600 watts. > > > > > > >From my probably incorrect understanding of electricity, a 650 watt > lamp > > at 110v will draw 5.9 amps. A 600 watt dimmer will safely allow 5.5 amps > of > > current. Is that .4 amps the light wants to force through the dimmer going > > to add a lot of excitement to my shoot, just make the dimmer very warm or > > not have any noticeable effect? > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
