Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Anyone know of a high street shop that sells standard screw or bayonet UV bulbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 What do you want them for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barfy Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Pet shops usually have them. Had to buy a couple whilst looking after a tortoise for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Pet shops usually have them. Had to buy a couple whilst looking after a tortoise for a few months. Never thought of that, cheers matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Shouldn't this be on the gardening thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Anyone know of a high street shop that sells standard screw or bayonet UV bulbs? What do you want it for anyway? Growing certain plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 A lot of Craft shops like Hobbycraft sell them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 What do you want it for anyway? Growing certain plants? No, sub visible light photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Actually then, a pet shop probably won't help. Their UV bulbs are UVA and UVB producing bulbs with visible white light. At least, the ones I buy are as they're designed to mimic sunlight. If you want blacklight UV you might have to look elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Nuts. To be honest, I dont mind mixing some visible in there too; that actually might add to the stuff Im doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Actually then, a pet shop probably won't help. Their UV bulbs are UVA and UVB producing bulbs with visible white light. At least, the ones I buy are as they're designed to mimic sunlight. If you want blacklight UV you might have to look elsewhere. And what pet do you have that needs such a light? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 And what pet do you have that needs such a light? I guess he has a gecko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 I guess he has a gecko. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Why? Well, I suspect the gecko is in fact Head of Design at Renault F1 and it's Ponty's turn to look after him this season. Ponty chose to do this to keep his job chances intact in these days of recession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Well, I suspect the gecko is in fact Head of Design at Renault F1 and it's Ponty's turn to look after him this season. Ponty chose to do this to keep his job chances intact in these days of recession. Oh ok then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Well, I suspect the gecko is in fact Head of Design at Renault F1 and it's Ponty's turn to look after him this season. Ponty chose to do this to keep his job chances intact in these days of recession. Or the picture of Ponty's pet Gecko that he posted a few months ago might be the give away :smt102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Or the picture of Ponty's pet Gecko that he posted a few months ago might be the give away :smt102 Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 You might need to research which wave lengths work best for the piccies too... I have absolutely no idea how it works for photography, but I know that checking notes for forgeries works better with different wavelengths, so figure it must be quite important... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 One thing you need is a lens that is relatively "non-coated", obviously as that cuts down the amount of UV that enters. Luckily, Ive got a stash of old Olympus OM lenses that seem to be rather sensitive to UV light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 7 April, 2009 Share Posted 7 April, 2009 What are you shooting, and can you post the results when done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 7 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 April, 2009 Not really sure yet. Defo try some portrait, maybe some stiff life; both of those lit using the blacklight bulb. Im thinking of trying a Wratten 18a filter (or cheaper equivalent) and getting some landscape stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted 8 April, 2009 Share Posted 8 April, 2009 A place in Swaythling sells all sorts of lights like that. Mainly disco lights, so should have some U/V ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 8 April, 2009 Share Posted 8 April, 2009 Maybe Maplins :smt102 http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=uv%20light%20bulbs&source=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 30 April, 2009 Share Posted 30 April, 2009 Great piece on studio lighting in this months [May] Digital Slr Photography magazine. Gotta be worth checking out for all your lighting needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 30 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 30 April, 2009 Cheers WSS, I'll grab a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 1 May, 2009 Share Posted 1 May, 2009 This any good? Based up at Amersham north of High Wycombe. http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/category/91/uv-blacklight-blue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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