Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Twinkie Lights
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:30:56 -0800
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20040216073756.023d41e0@mail.infoave.net>

Tina Manley said and showed:
Subject: [Leica] Twinkie Lights
> For those who like twinkie lights.  Don't look Ted!!
> > http://69.93.124.90/truestories/flashhelmet/?page=2<<<<<

Hey that's a great twinkie-light contraption, a true no fuss, no muss, no
hands flash set-up. :-) And obviously it appears to work quite well.
However, I just don't see myself wearing one. ;-)

I can imagine them being worn at some political event with 50 non-Leica
photographers blasting away twinkies flashing like crazy on a clear blue
bright sunny day and banging their umbrellas back and forth on each other
trying to get the best shot.. ;-)

Hey this is a two? three? fold device! I'm sure a considerable amount of
thought went into it's development.  A no hands umbrella on a rainy day. A
sun umbrella on sunny days to avoid sun burn. And obviously the twinkie
light flash softener. ;-)

One concern might be during a thunder and Lightening storm with the umbrella
perched on yer head as it could become a lightening rod.

Now that would be the "twinkie flash of all time" as the lightening hit the
pointy part of the umbrella just as the photographer tripped the shutter!
;-)

ted



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