Really cheap UV light, any ideas?

Hello all,

Does anyone know of a place/store in arizona that would sell a cheap UV flashlight? I was looking at some of the stuff that you can take pictures of with a UV light at night, and how they come out, pretty interesting. I will be down for a trip to the Tucson/Pheonix area for about 10 days and just looking for something cheap to use while there.

Thanks

I've always liked this one that I bought from LightHound.
http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1543

Gotta - Lighthound has several for less than $15.00. I think that the 3xAAA that I bought was something like $9.99. That cheap enough for you? Good luck. KK

yup, thats good price, but looking for a store in the arizona area, there has to be something?

Lighthound ships real quick! you might get it in 2-3 days.

I, too, have been kind of thinking about getting a UV light, but not for critters. I was thinking I'd be able to give my Transitions lenses a short blast to darken them quickly if I know I'm about to go into bright sunlight.

So what do you think: Lighthound's AAA keychain UV light, or the X1 UV light?

So, any thoughts on those two? Is the cheapie keychain one any good, or should I just go for the Inova?

Advancedmart has a nice selection:
http://store.advancedmart.com/uvuledfl.html

The UV headlamp looks nice. I'd suggest picking up a pair or two of UV goggles as well.

gottaloveit? said:

Hello all,

Does anyone know of a place/store in arizona that would sell a cheap UV flashlight? I was looking at some of the stuff that you can take pictures of with a UV light at night, and how they come out, pretty interesting. I will be down for a trip to the Tucson/Pheonix area for about 10 days and just looking for something cheap to use while there.

Thanks

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If you're going to Arizona, I suggest spending a little more and getting a fluorescent-based shortwave UVC light like the UVG-4. You'll find some neat surprises when you look at some of the rocks on the ground under UVC that a regular longwave UVA lamp won't reveal at all.

Hey guys, just want to say THANKS ALOT!!! all I wanted was a simple UV light, how come I walked out of the online lighthounds store spending more than $70.00? The UV light was only $12.00!!!!:huh2:


I guess thats what happens when you start looking at stuff online?

Seriously though, thanks for the ideas. I "borrowed" one of those mini UV lamps we had at work, just hope the crime guys don't need it , so that will go good with the UV light that I bought.

Just out of curiosity, what wavelength is needed to make luminol work properly?

How does one take pictures of things illuminated by UV light?


BB62

The light returned from the fluorescing object will be a combination of visible light and UV. If your camera accepts external filters, pick up a UV filter to attenuate those wavelengths. Focus on the object under normal light, then extinguish the light (if possible) and turn on the UV without changing the focal length.

Here is a review thread about the Lighthound 12 LED 3xAAA UV light: https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/102649