Some really nice shots there. So it's about time I added another and what better than the one gracing my living room as I type. Here is a close up of my VL1 with the etched Tilley globe for a little extra interest.
Peerless 24A burning in my 400cp Albert Lea lamp with a Coleman 355 globe. I prefer the shape of the Pescador mantles for this lamp since the are shorter and I can use the half-frosted globe.
Looking good Al. Here is my X246a going full tilt. You can just make out the spigot glowing red in the middle. Just to add that the camera alters it's settings to allow for the light. Although it looks as if it isn't burning very well, I can assure you it is blinding.
My SS burner was glowing, so I ran for my camera. Yup, near-IR photo shows the heat nicely. The "ghost" mantle is a Pearless 24A in a Butterfly 500cp lantern.
Great pics, all. But i have a question: I have my crooked old 168K running and wanted to show off some pics but the doggone thing is so bright it leaves "tracks" on my camera's viewfinder. How do you all get pictures without damaging the camera? piper
I always find that you get purple lines coming out from the mantle because it's so bright. However once you press the shutter the actual photo turns out fine. If yours doesn't then you may need to adjust the settings. As for damaging the camera, just take the picture as quickly as possible.
I usually set the camera in full manual mode and on lowest Iso. Then I use live view, meaning that I use the image in the display, to set shutter and speed until I think it looks nice. It's also better to manually focus. In live view you see how the image will turn out in real time, and if you want the texture of the mantle to be seen, you must step down the camera pretty much, which it don't always do in auto mode. But it can work decently in full auto too. But then your camera must be set on spot metering, rather than evaluating or average. If you put the meter point directly in the bright mantle before you shoot, the camera often will adjust the shutter and aperture to give a "non-bright" image, just as we want in this case.
