Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/12
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Most of us are too young to remember that in between the flash
powder and filament flash bulbs eras - there were short lived
foil filled bulbs that would fire by just the heat of one next to it.
In that way - a whole banquet hall could be lit up with a minimum
of wiring (of course the bulbs had to be only inches apart) and the
circuit cameras were actually moving like a panorama.
Marvin
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> Patrick ---approx. 30 years ago, the "Queen Mary" was moved from
> the UK to Long Beach Harbor, California. I remember having seen
> a spectacular photograph of her taken at night with the use of over
> 1,000 large #22 flash bulbs used for a "one time only shot"; of course
> many cameras were assembled for that "open flash shot" as no
> synchronization was neccessary. Can you imagine how that most
> have looked - for only a fraction of a second.
What an amazing sight that must have been. I've been to the Queen Mary in
Long Beach, and she's really quite a beauty. Sort of a shame that she's
not still in service. I'd like a cruise in the sort of elegance that ship
provided.