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jamesmtl514
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Email sent.
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JAYKAY75
Newly Enlightened
Email sent, so excited!
Hi guys,
I recently discovered an application right down the Mule's alley. In fact it has inspired me to work on a new light, the AquaMule which is more vapor at this point but I am bound and determined to see something come of it. I mention it now just to let you know it is something I am working on but not something I wish to open up a discussion on.
It all started when I was talking story with a couple friends here from Scripps who are doing research on the reef. There is an issue which at this point I believe is in litigation having to do with seeps out in the reef which are pouring out nitrogen rich and possibly contaminated water from a nearby injection well which is part of the sewage treatment plant. The water was dyed with fluorescein and my friends wanted to check out the reef at night using UV light to look for the fluorescein as it fluoresces easily. In addition to a couple 365 nm UV lights I took out for the encounter, I mounted my GoPro on a 27LT light which I had converted to a XM-L Mule. After viewing and videoing the seep, we ventured further out on the reef to see what night time critters we might encounter. I discovered that the GoPro mounted on my mule light was a great combo and that the light was ample and wide enough in beam pattern to illuminate the very wide field of view recorded by the GoPro. In THIS VIDEO you can see that there was another diver with a collimated flashlight beam often on the subject but that the light from the mule was ample and nice in even intensity for capturing the action. AN amazing encounter it was!
But the stock mule is not a dive light and that is something I hope to address later. In the mean time though, the existing Mule is a viable light source for the GoPro in any number of challenging and environmentally unfriendly applications. I took THIS VIDEO last night using LED lights for illumination initially and ending with the Mule attached to the GoPro as the sole source of light. I also messed with the three levels of light to see how much light was needed for the application at hand. Later I walked into my garage shop and with the Mule as sole source of light, took a still shot to see how well and effective the scene could be lit:
I didn't do any correction or adjustment to the image aside from reducing it in size down to what you see here.
A photo of the rig I used for the backyard video and this still shot:
The GoPro bike handlebar mount accessory fits great on the head of the light and basically what you see in the beam of the light is also being seen by the GoPro, making shooting from the hip or any other off balance position easy.
I really like the GoPro system and although it is not capable of the image and video quality of larger cameras with better optics, it can go places where the others can't and get the job done. I would not be surprised to see the people at GoPro come out with their own supplemental lighting system but in the mean time, a Mule works pretty dang good! I haven't experimented with High CRI yet but there may be merits for it as well.
I recently discovered an application right down the Mule's alley. In fact it has inspired me to work on a new light, the AquaMule which is more vapor at this point but I am bound and determined to see something come of it. I mention it now just to let you know it is something I am working on but not something I wish to open up a discussion on.
It all started when I was talking story with a couple friends here from Scripps who are doing research on the reef. There is an issue which at this point I believe is in litigation having to do with seeps out in the reef which are pouring out nitrogen rich and possibly contaminated water from a nearby injection well which is part of the sewage treatment plant. The water was dyed with fluorescein and my friends wanted to check out the reef at night using UV light to look for the fluorescein as it fluoresces easily. In addition to a couple 365 nm UV lights I took out for the encounter, I mounted my GoPro on a 27LT light which I had converted to a XM-L Mule. After viewing and videoing the seep, we ventured further out on the reef to see what night time critters we might encounter. I discovered that the GoPro mounted on my mule light was a great combo and that the light was ample and wide enough in beam pattern to illuminate the very wide field of view recorded by the GoPro. In THIS VIDEO you can see that there was another diver with a collimated flashlight beam often on the subject but that the light from the mule was ample and nice in even intensity for capturing the action. AN amazing encounter it was!
But the stock mule is not a dive light and that is something I hope to address later. In the mean time though, the existing Mule is a viable light source for the GoPro in any number of challenging and environmentally unfriendly applications. I took THIS VIDEO last night using LED lights for illumination initially and ending with the Mule attached to the GoPro as the sole source of light. I also messed with the three levels of light to see how much light was needed for the application at hand. Later I walked into my garage shop and with the Mule as sole source of light, took a still shot to see how well and effective the scene could be lit:
I didn't do any correction or adjustment to the image aside from reducing it in size down to what you see here.
A photo of the rig I used for the backyard video and this still shot:
The GoPro bike handlebar mount accessory fits great on the head of the light and basically what you see in the beam of the light is also being seen by the GoPro, making shooting from the hip or any other off balance position easy.
I really like the GoPro system and although it is not capable of the image and video quality of larger cameras with better optics, it can go places where the others can't and get the job done. I would not be surprised to see the people at GoPro come out with their own supplemental lighting system but in the mean time, a Mule works pretty dang good! I haven't experimented with High CRI yet but there may be merits for it as well.
beach honda
Enlightened
The camera rig is just plain far out, Don. looking forward to more... :candle:
fyrstormer
Banned
That's a great design for a camera+flashlight rig, Don. Can you make, or do you know someone who can make, a version that has a 1/4" male stud on top for a camera and a 1/4" female socket underneath to attach to a tripod?
It sounds like you are looking for a simple collar that has a 1/4x20 threaded hole on top and bottom that will fit over a 1" OD flashlight head with say a set screw to fix it to the head?
In the example pictured above, the flashlight itself can be mounted on a tripod by virtue of the 1/4'x20 hole in the clip.
fyrstormer
Banned
Something like that, yes, but it would be nice if the collar were adjustable, which means a clamp would probably be a more practical basis for the design.
It's true that a light with one of your tripod-mount clips could attach directly to a tripod with a camera clamped on top of the light, but that would cantilever the camera far forward of the tripod, making the whole assembly rather wobbly. It would be much better for stability if the female 1/4" socket and the male 1/4" stud were aligned vertically with each other, especially for heavy cameras.
It's true that a light with one of your tripod-mount clips could attach directly to a tripod with a camera clamped on top of the light, but that would cantilever the camera far forward of the tripod, making the whole assembly rather wobbly. It would be much better for stability if the female 1/4" socket and the male 1/4" stud were aligned vertically with each other, especially for heavy cameras.
arewethereyetdad
Flashaholic
Don, there are a number or reasons why this pic entices me, the least of which is the 1/4" x 20 tap clip. Given that, I am SOLD on a Mule High CRI with the new tap clip. 
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fyrstormer
Banned
The display stand isn't included with the purchase, Dad. Just so you know. 😉
arewethereyetdad
Flashaholic
Man, I know! I got the box on Saturday and there wasn't anything there except a little flashlight. :sigh: :thinking:
arewethereyetdad
Flashaholic
BenChiew
Flashlight Enthusiast
Mule High CRI head with 3S LE
What body can I use this head with? any surefire body and tail?
What body can I use this head with? any surefire body and tail?
Depends on the Voltage, if its a 3v then any 1X123 or 2XAA bodies, if its the 6v then 2X123 bodies
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