 Cratos Plog, WAY too dark |
 Aug 30 2005, 06:59 PM
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I Should Be Working  Group: Customer Posts: 87 Joined: 18-February 05 Member No.: 5390  |
Well I am about a week into building this thing I've been playing with the position of the lenses and light for a few days now and I cant get anything that is even watchable. At this point I really dont understand how everyone has these super bright pictures that Ive seen in the photos. I bought the guide months ago and Ive been reading the forums ever since, so I know all of the methods to get a better picture as far as making sure everything is lined up etc. At this point, I dont have a reflector but it would be impossible for a reflector to make the kind of difference this thing needs. I really cant think of anything else to do to this thing. If I move the light more than a couple of millimeters from where it is now, the picutre just gets dimmer.
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Aug 31 2005, 05:19 AM
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 Help Desk Group: Customer Posts: 356 Joined: 3-February 05 Member No.: 5129 |
well i believe on the bulb side it wont make much diffrence if its black or white as long as you dont have strey light bouncing all over the place , most people believe that the brighter the bulb side the better but thats not the case its the brighter and more concentrated the light at the focal point of the lens the brighter your projection will be.
since your fresnel is bowed you can use glass to sandwhich the fresnel to straighted it out |
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Cratos Cratos Plog Aug 30 2005, 06:59 PM
brianabs You will need to post some pics of the inside of t... Aug 30 2005, 07:13 PM
Cratos QUOTE (brianabs @ Aug 30 2005, 07:13 PM)You w... Aug 30 2005, 07:19 PM Cratos OK. Here's the box. Just a standard LL design. Aug 30 2005, 07:51 PM Cratos Another. Aug 30 2005, 07:52 PM Cratos And some quick screen shots. Aug 30 2005, 07:52 PM Cratos Infomercial. Aug 30 2005, 07:53 PM Cratos And the last one.
Obviously this is just a testin... Aug 30 2005, 07:56 PM brianabs QUOTE (Cratos @ Aug 30 2005, 02:52 PM)Another... Aug 30 2005, 08:14 PM questarthews It looks as if the right side of the fresnels and ... Aug 30 2005, 07:56 PM Cratos QUOTE (questarthews @ Aug 30 2005, 07:56 PM)I... Aug 30 2005, 08:00 PM davehtr once you get rid of the light leak and add a refle... Aug 30 2005, 08:19 PM davehtr also painting the inside flat black with high temp... Aug 30 2005, 08:21 PM Cratos QUOTE It looks like that rear fresnal is bowed pre... Aug 30 2005, 08:37 PM SIMUL8R QUOTE (davehtr @ Aug 30 2005, 12:21 PM)also p... Aug 30 2005, 10:15 PM phutton 1) Add a reflector.
2) Make sure your bulb is ce... Aug 31 2005, 04:50 AM brianabs QUOTE (phutton @ Aug 30 2005, 11:50 PM)1) Add... Aug 31 2005, 12:20 PM Cratos QUOTE (phutton @ Aug 31 2005, 04:50 AM)1) Add... Aug 31 2005, 11:15 PM davehtr as to the light leak making it brighter try to mas... Aug 31 2005, 05:21 AM phutton Oh yeah, I would suggest a heat shield. Your fresn... Aug 31 2005, 03:06 PM phutton Also, make sure your bulbs are in the right positi... Sep 1 2005, 08:59 PM Cratos Well, I'm pretty convinced that this was a was... Sep 11 2005, 11:18 PM Cratos Heres with the glass on the rear fresnel. Sep 11 2005, 11:18 PM Cratos Also, I have to have the rear fresnel tilted forwa... Sep 11 2005, 11:20 PM Cratos Also, it seems like i have to put the bulb in a su... Sep 11 2005, 11:22 PM foxy2000 QUOTE (Cratos @ Sep 11 2005, 11:22 PM)Also, i... Sep 12 2005, 10:21 AM breathe QUOTE (Cratos @ Sep 11 2005, 03:22 PM)Also, i... Sep 12 2005, 06:03 PM pulsareus QUOTE (Cratos @ Sep 11 2005, 03:18 PM)Heres w... Sep 21 2005, 09:38 PM Cratos QUOTE (pulsareus @ Sep 21 2005, 09:38 PM)QUOT... Sep 26 2005, 11:26 PM davehtr is there light leaking from around the triplet? Sep 12 2005, 06:54 AM foxy2000 Cratos
Following my last post I tried to find exa... Sep 12 2005, 11:16 AM mikyd1954 QUOTE (foxy2000 @ Sep 12 2005, 06:16 AM)Crato... Sep 12 2005, 02:04 PM kv29 Cratos, I´ve noted you put some aluminium flashing... Sep 12 2005, 05:34 PM ducktv Ok Cratos I'll try and point out a couple thin... Sep 12 2005, 05:43 PM ducktv Ok Now in this pic,
The piece of flashing on the... Sep 12 2005, 05:49 PM ducktv Also in this picture, if you look at the bottom of... Sep 12 2005, 06:00 PM Mark Hi Cratos,
1. Truth is I haven't built my pro... Sep 12 2005, 11:32 PM Cratos Thanks guys. I apreciate your support!
OK. So... Sep 13 2005, 01:20 AM mikyd1954 QUOTE (Cratos @ Sep 12 2005, 08:20 PM)Thanks ... Sep 13 2005, 02:07 PM Mark Hmmm.
So here is my second theory then
I think ... Sep 13 2005, 01:50 AM Cratos QUOTE (Mark @ Sep 13 2005, 01:50 AM)I think w... Sep 13 2005, 01:56 AM Mark QUOTE (Cratos @ Sep 12 2005, 05:56 PM)QUOTE (... Sep 13 2005, 03:32 AM tuan_823 just out of curiousity, didn't you place the t... Sep 13 2005, 05:36 AM Mark There actually have been quite a few people who ac... Sep 13 2005, 06:04 AM duece985 QUOTE (tuan_823 @ Sep 13 2005, 05:36 AM)just ... Sep 20 2005, 08:47 PM |
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