Lumebattle!

BenjaminT · Feb 10, 2019

TL: Omega SMP 2231.50.00
TR: Zenith CP2 flyback
BL: Sinn 857 UTC
BR: Sinn EZM 13

To be continued occasionally.

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Use ISO 2500 f/2.8 4s for exposure.

Edit:
These are the actors in daylight:

queriver · Feb 10, 2019

Wow, great idea you've got there. What's the elapsed time between each exposure?

BenjaminT · Feb 10, 2019

It's 15 minutes - as can be observed - for a total time of 8h, i.e. 32 individual photos.

Muddlerminnow · Feb 10, 2019

Love it!--I'd suggest letting it fade to complete black before restarting the cycle--gives it more narrative that way.

STANDY · Feb 10, 2019

Was expecting something like this

Yep LUME chickens

https://www.treehugger.com/animals/glow-dark-chickens-are-genetically-engineered-fight-bird-flu.html

Cipolla · Feb 10, 2019

Good idea, big like ! Crazy chicken

hungdangnguyen23 · Feb 10, 2019

The EZM 13 has surprisingly good lume. SMP still wins though

zrleopold · Feb 10, 2019

So cool!

nlogax · Feb 10, 2019

Very neat and (in hindsight) obvious idea! If I can find a stand (and timelapse app for my phone) I can see a duel happening between my Watchco SM300 with Seiko Turtle SRP777

BenjaminT · Feb 11, 2019

Muddlerminnow
Love it!--I'd suggest letting it fade to complete black before restarting the cycle--gives it more narrative that way.

Good advice. Will insert some black frames and a flash before restarting next time.

BenjaminT · Feb 11, 2019

hungdangnguyen23
The EZM 13 has surprisingly good lume. SMP still wins though

For hands which are not filled but coated this is indeed a good result.

In real world the CP2 is the most legible. Hands are as bright as the SMP but background is fading more quickly. With the SMP I am having trouble sometimes if the hour hand lines up with one of the hour markers: When it's dim it can be difficult to distinguish from the minute hand.

TimtimeIntl · Feb 14, 2019

This is cool and they last longer than I thought. Do more watches!

Folgono · Feb 14, 2019

Cool idea ! I may be dumb but I have to ask ; how did you do this ? I suppose you didn't take a picture manually every 15min ?

BradleyJ. · Feb 14, 2019

I have a seiko that would have lost all charge after 15 seconds 🤦

Foo2rama · Feb 14, 2019

BradleyJ.
I have a seiko that would have lost all charge after 15 seconds 🤦

My 68 holds about 5 minutes. It’s weird and my 6117-8000 isn’t the only one that still does. Original proof dial.

AdamS · Feb 16, 2019

Great way to show a comparison👍

2254.50 is the king of lume in my book

BenjaminT · Feb 16, 2019

Folgono
Cool idea ! I may be dumb but I have to ask ; how did you do this ? I suppose you didn't take a picture manually every 15min ?

Of course not.
Depends on your equipment:
- some cameras have a time lapse feature on board
- some allow "teathering" via USB port and a PC with a suitable program
- some allow "teathering" via WiFi and a suitable PC Program or Phone app.
- there are firmware extensions which provide that feature (e.g. magic lantern for canon). This is what I use.
- there have been boxes around for decades which trigger the RC ports of cameras in a certain interval.
- for nearly all phones there are apps around which does this job.

BenjaminT · Feb 16, 2019

And here is the promised sequel:

Lumebattle Episode II
Featuring
TL: 'ol sword hand SMP for reference
TR: THE one and only #Speedytuesday
BL: Baby Black Bay BB36
BR: Breguet Type XXI

Edit:
These are the actors in daylight:

padders · Feb 16, 2019

Excellent experimental research with academic value. Wow that Tudor is very good. I too use the 2254/5 as my benchmark for lume but I may have to open my mind a little. Perhaps it could be said that the Tudor min hand washes out a bit quicker than the Omega version but the lume is very good.

At the risk of being annoying, would it be possible to add a lit pic of the test subjects so we can see what the pieces in question look like? I know my Omegas but on the first test with the Sinn models I wouldn’t have a clue.

BenjaminT · Feb 16, 2019

padders
At the risk of being annoying, would it be possible to add a lit pic of the test subjects so we can see what the pieces in question look like? I know my Omegas but on the first test with the Sinn models I wouldn’t have a clue.

Someone wants to see my watches 😀. Annoying - you must be kidding 😁.