A US company makes something we Brits call a 'finger torch". I
understand that US Marine helo pilots use them at night when they are
using night vision goggles and don't wish to "flare" their gogs. Our
boys managed to get hold of them for the Kosovo campaign. The light
is a dull green colour (flat green?) and it straps to a finger (you
will be surprised to read ;-)).
It would be pretty cool to have one of these for small illumination
of your gear during night photography...
Chris
At 06:53 -0800 22/1/02, Timpe, Jim wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry B. Bean
For nighttime photography, I will confess to keeping a mini-mag light
on a leather cord around my neck. It helps if I need to check the
aperture, shutter speed, or some other small detail. But it goes
right back out as soon as I've checked.
I bought one of those funky little Olympus promotional keyrings off the evil
one a couple years ago... the one with five removable independent keyrings
and a pushbutton led. I find it's a perfect 'find your way' in the dark
gizmo for just such situations when you don't want to zorch your night eyes.
Have used it numerous times when in the middle of no-where with something
mounted on the tripod, can't remember just what's set where, used the little
red led and in just a couple seconds have my answer and still have my night
eyes. Bought it 'cause it said 'Olympus' on it, and I love it...
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