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Honeywell Slave Strobonar 60 S User manual
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This book hos been prepored to help you toke better pictures with the Strobonor 60-5. We urge you to reod it oll the woy lhrough ot leqst once before you foke your first picfure. An understonding of the contenls will help you get better resuhs from your Strobonqr ond odd greotly lo your picture-foking enioyment. This would olso be o good time to re-reod your comero instruction monuol, unless you under- stond it thoroughly. We suggest lhis, not becouse photogrophy with the Strobonor is difficult, but simply becouse on understonding of bqsic photogrophic focfs will repoy you with more fun qnd beiter pictures. Ac o furthor oid, o glossory of the most cemmonly uscd photogrophic lerms begins on poge 2.View original page 2
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GTOSSARY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TERTIS
Apertur+The opening which odmirs light. The size on lhe comero,.it provides little or no contrqst of lighr is controlled by the diophrogm, which ii morked in ond shode. l/stop numbers.
Flosh Terminsls-The termi- Between.the.lens shuiter-A device for controlling nols instolled in o comero for the length of exposure, locoted belween the lens ele-- connecting to the llosh unit. Dif-
ments. Most comeros hove this type shutter. ferent type terminols require dif-
Blocking ( "blocked up" )-Overexposure of the ferent tips on the connecting
highlight oreos, resulting in loss of detqil. cord. Heilond mqkes o cord for
Color sel;gslisn-u5g of o filter or filters to olmost every populor comero,qchieve o difference in color. o,nd your deoler will be glod to
show you which type to use. Color tempero?ur+Meosured in degrees Kelvin,
color temperolure refers to the wormth or coldness oi Focol Plone Shuffer-A device for controlling the
color. A "worm" color lronsporency, for exomple, is !qngt.b of exposure, locored iust in fronr of rhe"film.
one more on the red side thon blue,.o "cold" trons- Usuolly mode of cloth or metol, the shutter i,
pore_ncy,, one where blue tones predominote. An ex- posed of _curloins, ond the exposure is governed"orn-bv
omple of worm lighting is lote ofiernoon sunlight. the size o{ the slit or opening belween the" curtoiis o's
Conlrosl-The ronge of tones, from lightest lo lhey move ocross the lilm.
dorkesl, in o picture. A print is "flot" -hen it is too . Focus-Adiu.stment of the comero-to-subiect set-low in conlrost; "full scole" when oll tones from whire ting to moke the subiect oppeor shorp.
present,. blockto ore when ihe "sof l" controst is mod- l/slops-Numbers which indicote the size of the dio-erole; "hord" ond when there is ioo much conlrosl p.hrogm opening. The lorger the number, smoller the lockwith of deroil. the, opening. For exomple, when you set your comerq
.. Diophrogm-Thin metol blodes which "open up', or ot I/16, y9u ore odminingt/z the light of i/ll; at [/22"cloge-down" to regulote the omount of light qdmitted you ore odmiring th the light o{ f,/li.through the operture of the lens. Reguloted by thel/stop lever. Groin-The textur_e coused by the smoll clumps of
silver porticies thot lorm-the imoge on q negotivo. The Flot liEht-The type o of results light thot from excessive groin is when it enlorgis to q size thot de-subiect "foce being lighted the sun, flosh on-'by or by lrocts from the print.View original page 5Page 6 · Read text
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CLOSSARY OF PHOTOGRAPHfC TERMS (coht.l j .: :j i ;:nrprn9s:rL;jGr rrnri j ji: WHAT IS ETECTRONIC FTASH?
., Ghost lmog+-The secondory ,imoge thot results when elec- It is o repeoting source of photogrophic light. A
mony thousonds ..r;ti otronicshutterflqshspeed,is used,to otsupplementtoo slow flosh tube which moy be fired ;i. doylight-illuminoted oction sub- of times is used in ploce of conventionol flosh
jects. -; Here's how this hoppens: bulbs. The flosh tube will give thousonds of floshes t, During the time shutter is open,
;:. one imoge is recorded with not- . . . more pictures thon fhe qveroge photogropher
'urol light, o second imoge is lokes in o lifetime. . recorded by the splii-second
ffi burst of electronic flosh light. The flosh tube is fired by on electricol circuit which 8-ecouse the subieci movlng, is ffi stores electricity in o reservoir-copocitor. When w the lwo imoges do not coincide.
Lens Opening-The size of the qperture ( os indi. you fire your Strobonor, this stored energy is re-
coted by the l/stop of the diophrogm). leosed oll ot once, producing o minioture flosh of
Modeling-Using llosh off comero (or keeping the lightning through the tube.sun off to one side of the subiecl) to ochieve b""tt".
conlrost, detoil, lexlure, etc. After the flosh, the copocitor quickly sfores energy
photogrophic (l meonings: to hoft )-.-Stop-Two or for your next shot. lt's fhot simple."freeze" oction synonym in o picture,.(21 os ct for
"operture"-.i.e., stop 6.3, insteod ol I/t,i, or ',stop
down to l/8." HOW THE STROBONAR 60.5
time the firing ffqsh of rhe . Synchronize--To wirh MAKES IT EASIER TOlhe thqt poru"s oll thelight through comero shulter .so
the lens when ihe shutter is open. TAKE BETTER PICTURES
X.Contocts-Flosh contocts designed to fire oneleclronic flosh unit ot the exoct iristqnt the shutter Expert photogrophers hove long recognized fhot
is fully opened. fhe most importont element necessory to toke good
Zero ("0"1 Deloy-Synonym for X-Contocts. pictures is light. Even the finest lens connot mokeView original page 6Page 7 · Read text
o photogroph without proper lighting. This is fte CAMERA FI.ASH SYNCHROIIIIZATIOII
reoson press photogrophers ond other profession-
Even though it is not often connected to the comerools use flosh, not only for indoor pictures, buf for os fhe sole light source, the Strobonor 60-5 con besupplementing doylight os well. used os o primory light source with comeros hov-
The Strobonor 60-5 is designed primorily to be ing built-in flosh contocts. lf your comero hos o between-the-lens shuiler with X-Confocts ("O" de-used os on extension unit in multiple light work. lt loy), the Strobonor 60-5 will synchronize with it ot
is so smoll ond compqct thoi you con conveniently oll shutter speeds. lf your comero hos o focol
corry it everywhere to help you toke better pic- plone shutter with zero deloy synchronizotion it
lures. Becouse it hos o permonent-type flosh tube, will synchronize only ot slower speeds up to | /25
it eliminotes the need for corrying ond chonging to l/50 sec. (See Shutter Speeds, poge 10.)
bufbs. ll "lreezes" oction ol l/1000 second, re- To ossure proper connection ond operotion, fhe
gordless of the shufier speed you use, eliminoling shutter cord socket of the 60-5 is polorized. lf the
unit should self-fire when connected to your com-comero ond subiect movement ond giving you ero, simply reverse the plug in the cord socket.
shorp, cleor pictures every time. And becouse its This position will then be stondord for your 60-5
doylight type light is evenly distributed by o spe- operotions.
ciolly designed reflector, the Strobonor 60-5 gives Most comeros without built-in X 7tr6't deloy) syn-
you soft, noturol looking lighting, ideol for por- chronizoiion con be eosily odopted by o com-
petent comero repoirmon. lf you wish to checktroits ond condids olike.
the synchronizotion yourself, see instructions on
You'll find the Strobonor 60-5 gives you oll the poge 10.
odvontoges of the highest quolity lighting equip-
ment in o unit thot is convenient, eosy to hondle, THE STROBONAR 60.5
ond economicol to use. The Strobonor 60-5 is o complete ond self-pow-
ered electronic flosh uni?, designed primorily os
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o slove unit. lts extremely sensilive phototube PHOTOTUEE
PHOTOTUBE SHIETDfloshes the unit in perfect synchronizotion with
the "mosler" Strobonor or other flosh unit of the
comero. The 60-5, serving os on extension flosh,
is convenient ond dependoble, ond does nol re-
quire ony connecting cords. lt moy olso serve os
the primoqy light source when it is connecled fo RETIECTOR
lhe comero with o shutfer cord.
Any number of Strobonors 60-5 con be used with
o single moster Strobonor or ofher elecfronic
flosh. The distonce they moy be ploced from the
comero vories with the light output of the mosfer
unit. Exomple: 50 ft. with o Strobonor 63-A is o
rypicol moximum distonce. The sensitivity of the
60-5 mokes it on especiolly odoptoble source for
bounce light ond fill-in light, even in bright sun-
shine. lt is q versotile tool for even the mosf exoct-
ing photogropher.
Digitally signed by Mike Butkus
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email=mike@butkus.org, c=USThe Strobonor 60-5 is o compoct unit 4 inches Mike Butkus manuals, ou=butkus.org, Date: 2022.12.10 17:18:57
squore ond 8 inches long, weighing only 4 pounds -05'00'
complele with bottery. lts power pock, copocitor,
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READY LIGHT I'
. ottroctive cose, complete with corrying hondle.
Operotion is efficient ond economicol, the only
upkeep being occosionol replocement of the bot-
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PHOTOTUBE
The sensitive phototube mounts in the socket on
top of the Strobonor 60-5 cose. lts block cover
protects the tube ond increoses fhe directionol sen-
TRIPOD SOCKET sitivity. For optimum sensitivity, the concove side
OBONAR 60-5 with phototube cover off. of the cothode should foce toword the moster
light source. The window in the cover should olso
foce the moster source. This orrqngement elimin-
moy ffiI" otesbe operotinginterferencein thefromoreo,otherorfloshfhe unitsbrightthotsunlight
when working outside. The phofotube ond its
socket moy be rototed fhrough on olmost-complete
circle for oiming of the moster light source. The
cover moy be removed for greoter sensitivity.
Phototube ond shield moy be corried inside for
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When the phototube cover, or the phototube ond BATTERY
cover, ore not being used, they moy be stored in The Strobonor 60-5 is powered by o single 240-lhe brockef provided inside the cose. First insert volt dry bottery (Evereody No. 491 or equivolent).the tube into the brocket with the bose toword When replocing this bottery, be sure thot o bofierythe bock of the cose. Then slip the cover over is obtoined thot reods "For Use With Single Pinboth the tube ond the brocket. Plugs." Notice the locotion of the contoct pins in
the 60-5 cose. Insert the botfery with the terminol
READY.I.IGHT holes toword the bottom of the cose to motch the
A Reody-Light is locoted in the upper port of the pins.
reflector where it is reodily visible. This is espe- Should you choose to hove o reserve boi?ery on
ciolly convenient when the 60-5 is mounted high hond, it should be stored in o cool, dry ploce. lt
on o tripod. The Reody-light glows within 2-3 should not be Jeft in hot ploces, like closed outo-
seconds ofter firing, indicofing thot fhe unif is mobiles in direcl sun, glove comportments, worm
reody for use. The Reody-Light ond trigger circuil rooms or closets. lt focf, if o reserve bottery is
ore wired through the ON-OFF Switch. With the stored in the refrigerotor, the bottery life will be
switch in the OFF posirion, rhe Reody-Lighr will prolonged olmost indefinitely. NOTE: Allow obout
not glow ond the unit will not fire. This is not 8 hours for the bottery to worm to room tempero-
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MOUNTING
A stondord tripod socket is built into fhe bottom
of the Strobonor 60-5 cose for mounting pur-
poses. tiris orrongement ollows the unit fo be
moved ond locoted eosily os desired. lt is not
necessqry, however, to hove the 60-5 mounted on
o tripod. lt moy, if desiroble, be set on o toble
or even hond held. The obsence of ony connect-
ing cords permits complete freedom of movement.
For use on light stonds, the Honeywell "Hold-lt"
Strobonor 60-S hondle moy be screwed into the tripod socket of
mounled on Foto-Clomp the 60-5, ond slid over the top rod of o light
stond. The Honeywell Fotoclomp is onother very
odoptoble mounting orrongement. Used in the
tripod socket of the 60-5, it con be clomped in ony
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www.butkus.us OPERATION With the Strobonor 60-5 set up ond the pholo- tube oimed toword the moster light source, turn the 60-5 switch ON. The red dot on the switch is visible when the switch is in the ON position. When the Reody-Light glows, fire the moster Strobonor to be sure thot the 60-5 is within rqnge. The 60-5 moy olso be used os lhe primory light source by connecting o shutter cord from the com- ero to the socket on top of the 60-5 cose. Cycling time with the 60-5 is extremely ropid, (2-3 sec- onds) even during sustoined, continuous-use picture toking sessions. Turn the switch OFF when the unit is not in continuous use for moximum botteqy life. Almost ony picture con De improved by multiple light- ing. These excellent exom- ples courtesy The Denver Post.View original page 12
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GENERAI PHOTOGR.APHIC INFORMATION
CHECKING SYNCHRONIZATION it is desiroble to use the highest speed which will
offord o completely opened shutter ot fhe instontConnect comero fo the Strobonor with the proper
shutter cord. Set comero ol widest lens opening of the flosh.
ond point the Strobonor ot o light colored woll
so the reflected flosh will be visible through the TAKING PICTURES
lens. Open comero bock, ond wotch for light To use o Strobonor, be sure the bottery or bot-
coming through fhe lens when you trip fhe shutter feries ore properly instolled, the proper shutter
ol vorious speeds. When you con see o full circle speed is set, ond the shutter cord fo lhe synchron-
of light, synchonizotion is good, ond you ore get- izotion outlet of your shutter is connected to the
fing ihe benefit of oll the light from the Strobonor. shutter oullet on fhe lompheod. lf your shufier
hos odiustoble synchronizotion, moke certoin thot
SHUTTER SPEEDS it is set ot "X" ("O" deloy).
With conventionol between-the-lens shu?ters it is
usuolly preferoble to use the highest ovoiloble For the best lighting, on orrongement using one
shutter speed. This is porticulorly imporfont when or more Strobonors 60-5 will give you fhe greotest
photogrophing oction in bright doylight becouse flexibility ond control. With the key light mounted
it will help ovoid the secondory (ghost) imoges on or neor the cqmero, the 60-5 units con be posi-
thot ore sometimes coused by exlroneous light ot tioned for the desired effect. (See picture coptions
slower shutter speeds. With focol-plone shuilers on following poges.)
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the subiect, its guide number is l60, or Bx2O. Using GUIDE NUMBERS the some equipment ond some guide number ot
40 feet, the colculotion is os follows: I 60 . 40, A ';guide number" is on indicotion of the relotion (/10.6 (or using fhe f/1. At l5': 160 +- 15, - between the light source ond the film speed ond - neoresf morked f/stop on shutter: f/11). lf on a distonce from flosh to subiect. Guide numbers ore operture of f /16 is wonted, colculote os'follows: I used only for flosh photogrophy. The proper ex- 160 -:- f/16 l0'. At l/6.3. 160 -i- f/O.S -il posure for pictures token by noturol light is de- 25.4'.
termined by ond vories with the omounf of light
ovoiloble. With flosh, however, o fixed omount Most guide numbers ore intended to give fhe
of light is pockoged in eoch flosh. The omount proper exposure in o medium size room of overoge
of light reflected from the subiect is importont, light colored wolls ond ceiling. When shooting
however, ond this depends on fhe distonce from pictures in o very lorge room or holl, the lens
f /stop more thon is indi- flosh to subiect. With o fixed omount of light it shoufd be opened up one
is possible to determine the proper operture coted by the guide number. When shooting out-
(f/stop) if the distonce (from lomp to subiecr) is doors ot night it will usuolly be necessory to open
known. Likewise, with o fixed omount of light, it up two full f/stops.
is possible to determine the proper lomp-to-subiect With conventionol flosh lomps o new guide num-
distonce if the operture is known. Thus it is pos- ber must be computed for eoch shutter speed.
sible to colculote o "gvide', number which will This is not necessory with the Strobonqr. All the
give on indicotion of the proper exposure. lf ex- light output from the Strobonor posses through
periment shows thot o given flosh unit gives the the lens while the shutter is wide open. None is
proper exposure ot f /8 when ploced 20 feet from lost or wosted os fhe shutter opens ond closes.
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SUGGESTED GUIDE NUMBERS menl. These were obtoined by developing films
(When 6O-5 is key, or only, lighr source) occording to monufocturers' instructions. Extended
development is recommended for the reqsons dis-
The light output of the Strobonor 60-5 is essentiolly cussed under "DEVELOPMENT."This extended de-
the some os the other Honeywell 60-Series Strob- velopment, for the purpose of goining controst,onors. Since the 60-5 is designed especiolly for use results in slightly higher guide numbers.os o secondory light source, the ongle of the light
hos been slightly norrowed. Refer to the exomples BLACK AND WHITE
ond distonces shown os o guide in determining "Fine
exposure. Listed below ore suggested guide num- ANSCO Groin" "Normol" "Extended"
bers for the Strobonor 60-5 under overoge con- Supreme .---...- 45 65 75 Afl-Weother .-..-.--.-.........--- 50 70 85
ditions. Superpon Press.--.--.------..-..70 100 120
DUPONT
45 65 75The guide numbers shown were determined by Superior 2 -.--..--....-...--.--... Superior Press -.-----.----..-..- 90 130 160
developing films in the monufocfurers' developers. H.S.P. ........-... 80 I l0 130
Guide numbers shown under "Normol" develop- ILFORD 80 95ment were defermined by developing the listed 140 170
210films in fresh energetic developers, occording lo 200
mqnufocturers' instructions. To obtoin the "Ex' 45 50
fended" guide numbers, films were processed in 80 95 r30 160fhese some developers lYz times the development
used for "Normol." Since most fine groin develop- 65
ers couse o definite loss of film speed, seporofe 95
guide numbers ore shown for this type of develop- r30
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cOtOR (Doylisht) o full t/srop from one botch to onother. You con
ANSCO COLOR imogine whot this will do fo the most corefullyAnscochrome (Doylight) -... 50
Super Anscochrome .-.---. 80 plonned exposure.
KODAK COLOR
Ekfochrome (E-2) (Doylight) 50 D. Development depends on mony foctors: The
Kodochrome (Doylight) .... 28 condition of the developer, the femperoture, theKodocolor 50
type of ogitotion ond the frequency of ogitotion.
A voriotion of ony of these will couse o corre-EXPOSURE AND DEVETOPTNENT
sponding chonge, however slight, in fhe resultingThere ore mony voriobles thot determine the chor-
negotives.octeristic of o photogrophic negotive.
It is for these reosons fhot you must moke teslsA. Lenses differ in the omount of light they poss. with your equipment ond o stondordized process-Two lenses sei ot f /6.3 will not necessorily odmit ing procedure in order to determine your properthe some omount of light, even fhough they were guide number.built by the some monufocturer.
EXPOSURE:B. Shutters frequently vory from the indicoted Proper exposure demonds fhot fhe importonfspeeds. This is not loo importont with electronic shodow oreos of the subiect be exposed enoughflosh os the exposure is controlled by rhe ex- to offord deroil in the finol print. lt olso demondstremely short durotion of the flosh unless outside fhot fhe importont highlight oreos sholl not belight becomes o focfor, os it does ot slow shutter "blocked-up" by foo much exposure. The Strob-speeds.
onors help obtoin proper exposure becouse ihe
C. Films voqy from one emulsion "botch, to on- extremely short durotion of light prevents the high.
other. In color film the monufocturers' loleronce is lights from "blocking," even when the shodows ore
Yz f/stop. Block ond white films vory os much os fully exposed.
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To ochieve proper exposure, moke your first lesl fhot o block-ond-white film roted ot 80 A.S.A. exposures using the guide numbers suggested on doylight is being used, ond thot the subiecr is poge 16. The results should be sotisfoctory, but obout l0 feet from the Strobonor. Loy o pencil, for the very best results, moke some exposures oi ruler, comb, or ony stroight edged obiect ocross o smoller lens operture ond some ot o greoter the nomogroph from 80 on the left to l0 on the operture. Then determine the guide number which right (see below) ond reod the recommended will give the best exposure with your own equip- I/stop in the center block ond white column. This ment ond processing combinotion. wif l be f/8. Set the lens ot t/8 ond shoot. USE OF THE STROBONAR 60-3 FTASH GUIDE To help you orrive ot the proper exposure we hove developed o hondy nomogroph chort which will fold to fit your purse or wollet. This nomogroph is for use when the Strobonor 60-5 is furnishing oll or most of the light to fhe subiect. lt should be used indoors or oufdoors, doytime or nighttime, in ony situotion where you wont the 60-5 to be the moin source of light. INDOOR USE, OR OUTDOORS WHEN STROBONAR IS TNAIN TIGHT SOURCE To illustrote the use of the nomogroph, ossume r8View original page 21
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DEVEI.OPMENT menl is indicoted ond one of rhe folfowing reme-
Proper development demonds thot o negotive dies is recommended: Shorten development ond
hove enough density ond controst to be printed use cr higher controst poper, or swifch to ,,fine-
groin" film. sotisfoctorily on normol controst poper. lt olso
demonds thot the "grein" be negligible when en-
lorged to the photogropher's customory print size.
The chorocteristics of electronic flosh do not di- COTOR FIITERS:
rectfy offect the density, or the ,,groininess,,, of The color temperoture of the illuminotion given by
the negotive. However, the electronic flosh (os the Strobonor 60-5 is opproximofely thot of noon
3 mentioned obove) t6nds to prevent ,,blockin g,' ol doylight. Doylight color film should be used with
the highlights, ond gives o negotive with less op- the Strobonor, ond it will usuolly give sotisfoctory *qIt porent controst. fn developing for good negotives, results without o filter, provided the proper ex- {
1". moke the first tests with your regulor devetoper posure is used. For criticol color correction, o Hor-
ond normol development time. lf the resulting rison C Yn, Ansco UV-16, or Wrotten 8lA fiher
negotives ore too thin, increose the exposure; if should be used with Kodochrome Doylight film. A
too heovy, decreose the exposure. tf they ore not doto sheet is pockoged with Doylight Ektochrome
controsty enough, increose development fime by ond Anscochrome thot specifies the proper filter
5Oo/o. lf they ore too groiny, too much develop- for use with electronic flosh.
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