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  1. BenjaminT Feb 10, 2019

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    TL: Omega SMP 2231.50.00
    TR: Zenith CP2 flyback
    BL: Sinn 857 UTC
    BR: Sinn EZM 13
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    To be continued occasionally.

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    Use ISO 2500 f/2.8 4s for exposure.

    Edit:
    These are the actors in daylight:
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  2. queriver Feb 10, 2019

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    Wow, great idea you've got there. What's the elapsed time between each exposure?
     
  3. BenjaminT Feb 10, 2019

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    It's 15 minutes - as can be observed - for a total time of 8h, i.e. 32 individual photos.
     
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  4. Muddlerminnow Feb 10, 2019

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    Love it!--I'd suggest letting it fade to complete black before restarting the cycle--gives it more narrative that way.
     
  5. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Feb 10, 2019

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  6. Cipolla Feb 10, 2019

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    Good idea, big like ! Crazy chicken
     
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  7. hungdangnguyen23 Feb 10, 2019

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    The EZM 13 has surprisingly good lume. SMP still wins though
     
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  8. zrleopold Feb 10, 2019

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    So cool!
     
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  9. nlogax Feb 10, 2019

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    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
     
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  10. BenjaminT Feb 11, 2019

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    Good advice. Will insert some black frames and a flash before restarting next time.
     
  11. BenjaminT Feb 11, 2019

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    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.
     
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  12. TimtimeIntl Feb 14, 2019

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    This is cool and they last longer than I thought. Do more watches!
     
  13. Folgono Feb 14, 2019

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    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 ?
     
  14. BradleyJ. Feb 14, 2019

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    I have a seiko that would have lost all charge after 15 seconds ::facepalm2::
     
  15. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Feb 14, 2019

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    My 68 holds about 5 minutes. It’s weird and my 6117-8000 isn’t the only one that still does. Original proof dial.
     
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  16. AdamS Feb 16, 2019

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    Great way to show a comparison:thumbsup:

    2254.50 is the king of lume in my book

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  17. BenjaminT Feb 16, 2019

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    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.
     
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  18. BenjaminT Feb 16, 2019

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    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
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    Edit:
    These are the actors in daylight:
    Season2.jpg
     
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  19. padders Oooo subtitles! Feb 16, 2019

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    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.
     
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  20. BenjaminT Feb 16, 2019

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    Someone wants to see my watches :). Annoying - you must be kidding :D.
     
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