RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 26, 2024 23:08:23 GMT -5
I got the V3 model from Amazon. It came with two rechargeable batteries and a charger. I'll grab some photos...
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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 26, 2024 23:08:53 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 26, 2024 23:14:31 GMT -5
Fwiw, florescence usually just concerns flowers, which can also fluoresce, some even in visible light, apparently. Now that you mention it, I think I read that somewhere, plus some birds and insects are sensitive to detecting certain wave lengths of flowers for food purposes. Not sure but I think hummingbirds were mentioned as some of these. Makes sense if true.
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 26, 2024 23:43:21 GMT -5
WOW WOW WOW!! Great idea on that display Randy! I'll tell you Jason, it's more fun than shining the UV light around in a cheap motel room! You ought to see the delight of all the folks I've dragged down into the basement to see the display.
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chaosdsm
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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 26, 2024 13:57:38 GMT -5
Nice collection!!! I bought two UV-Beast lights, the V3 that you have, and the Mini-Beast 365nm. The big beast has way to much visible light, but it's still pretty decent, especially for scorpion hunting, as it'll light those buggers up at a very long distance, minerals for that matter too!!! The Mini-Beast is pretty good, still lots of visible light, but at 365nm, it really does a great job of fluorescing minerals without the visible light overpowering the fluorescence nearly as much as the UV-Beast V3 does. A good UV-pass filter for the V3 would help greatly in that regard. I'll try to upload some comparison shots later.
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 26, 2024 18:25:23 GMT -5
Nice collection!!! I bought two UV-Beast lights, the V3 that you have, and the Mini-Beast 365nm. The big beast has way to much visible light, but it's still pretty decent, especially for scorpion hunting, as it'll light those buggers up at a very long distance, minerals for that matter too!!! The Mini-Beast is pretty good, still lots of visible light, but at 365nm, it really does a great job of fluorescing minerals without the visible light overpowering the fluorescence nearly as much as the UV-Beast V3 does. A good UV-pass filter for the V3 would help greatly in that regard. I'll try to upload some comparison shots later. Much appreciated because I'd love to be able to get better photos with my phone. Do you collect florescent rocks and if so where are you located?
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chaosdsm
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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 26, 2024 23:23:31 GMT -5
Much appreciated because I'd love to be able to get better photos with my phone. Do you collect florescent rocks and if so where are you located? Fluorescent photos are the bane of my existence! It's impossible (for me anyway) to get a good shot of what I see, and virtually impossible if you're using your phone's camera. This photo is from the UV-Beast V3 I do see purple, but I can also see orange stripes on the piece on the right. This is from the Mini-Beast 365nm. You can see the orange in the middle rock, which is washed out from the big Beast. The difference between the two lights looks much closer in person, and there is not as nearly as much visible light as my Galaxy S23 Ultra makes it look like. To really capture UV photos well, you need a good visible light blocking filter on the light source (mini has a cheap one, the big one is unfiltered), a good UV blocking filter on the camera, and a pitch black room. When I say "good"... it's $800 for the 52mm narrow-pass filter to fit the UV-Beast, & $400 for the 37mm UV blocking filter for my Olympus OM-D E-M10... so for now I'll just stick with the cheap UV bandpass filter & $15 UV blocking filter which I'm not able to find right now
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 27, 2024 9:30:30 GMT -5
chaosdsm I appreciate the intel. Do you use eye protection and if so what? I went to a rock and gem show recently and someone had a florescent rock display set up surrounded with black curtains. Their lighting system automatically alternated from incandescent to UV light every few moments in the booth. The UV lights were hardwired into the ceiling and it was a popular display. My phone had few problems capturing images reasonably well with those lamps.
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Post by RWA3006 on Apr 27, 2024 9:31:45 GMT -5
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chaosdsm
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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 27, 2024 20:22:04 GMT -5
chaosdsm I appreciate the intel. Do you use eye protection and if so what? I went to a rock and gem show recently and someone had a florescent rock display set up surrounded with black curtains. Their lighting system automatically alternated from incandescent to UV light every few moments in the booth. The UV lights were hardwired into the ceiling and it was a popular display. My phone had few problems capturing images reasonably well with those lamps. Just the UV protection on my prescription glasses. Oh, and I don't go out specifically hunting for minerals, but if I happen to find some, I'm picking them up! The only good "local" area (about 10 miles away) is now owned by a company in Texas. A friend was telling me about it, he used to find all kinds of fossils, fossilized coral, chalcedony & more. I don't think it's accessible anymore, the only dirt road into there is gated & locked ever since it changed hands.
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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 29, 2024 11:16:15 GMT -5
Here's a more accurate representation of the difference between the two beasts: This is much closer to what my eyes see. UV-Beast V3 385nm-395nm: I see there is a second version of this light which adds a UV Pass Filter & is labeled as 365nm... And the Mini-Beast 365nm: The big beast illuminates those sub-surface UV reactive elements, but the visible light from it makes it hard to see. Whereas the mini-beast clearly illuminates them.
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