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The '''Saulutė''' was a simple flash unit similar to the popular [[FIL|FIL-41]], Foton or Chaika-2 flashes - it was powered with 220 V AC mains, used an U-shaped tube giving it a guide number of 19 m for 100 [[film speed|ASA]] film (16 m for 65 [[film speed|GOST]]) and lighting angle of 60 degrees; it could be synchronized by both the [[hot shoe]] or a fixed sync cord. The flash had dimensions 73×50×88 mm and weighted 300 g. Two variants of the Saulutė existed - one had a rotating calculator for establishing the correct exposure, the other - a simple chart. | The '''Saulutė''' was a simple flash unit similar to the popular [[FIL|FIL-41]], Foton or Chaika-2 flashes - it was powered with 220 V AC mains, used an U-shaped tube giving it a guide number of 19 m for 100 [[film speed|ASA]] film (16 m for 65 [[film speed|GOST]]) and lighting angle of 60 degrees; it could be synchronized by both the [[hot shoe]] or a fixed sync cord. The flash had dimensions 73×50×88 mm and weighted 300 g. Two variants of the Saulutė existed - one had a rotating calculator for establishing the correct exposure, the other - a simple chart. | ||
| − | The '''Saulutė-2''' was a more advanced construction - its head could be rotated up to 90 degrees to the sides or 60 degrees upwards. The flash | + | The '''Saulutė-2''' was a more advanced construction - its head could be rotated up to 90 degrees to the sides or 60 degrees upwards. The flash could be powered in three ways - directly with 220V AC mains (or a 300V DC battery power pack), with a removable rechargeable battery (charged inside the flash unit) or with four AA size cells replacing the rechargeable battery. |
| + | Saulutė-2 had a guide number of 21m for 100 ASA (18m for 65 GOST) and lighting angle of 50 degrees. It was synchronized by a hot shoe equipped with a locking lever securing it on a camera. The flash was really huge - it had dimensions of 71×57×179 mm and weighed 400g. | ||
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| An 1979 Saulutė (with a revolving calculator at the back). |
Saulutė — the name means daisy in Lithuanian — electronic flashes were made by the V.I. Lenin Calculating Machines Factory of Vilnius in the Soviet Socialist Lithuanian Republic. Two types were marketed in 1970s and 1980s.
The Saulutė was a simple flash unit similar to the popular FIL-41, Foton or Chaika-2 flashes - it was powered with 220 V AC mains, used an U-shaped tube giving it a guide number of 19 m for 100 ASA film (16 m for 65 GOST) and lighting angle of 60 degrees; it could be synchronized by both the hot shoe or a fixed sync cord. The flash had dimensions 73×50×88 mm and weighted 300 g. Two variants of the Saulutė existed - one had a rotating calculator for establishing the correct exposure, the other - a simple chart.
The Saulutė-2 was a more advanced construction - its head could be rotated up to 90 degrees to the sides or 60 degrees upwards. The flash could be powered in three ways - directly with 220V AC mains (or a 300V DC battery power pack), with a removable rechargeable battery (charged inside the flash unit) or with four AA size cells replacing the rechargeable battery. Saulutė-2 had a guide number of 21m for 100 ASA (18m for 65 GOST) and lighting angle of 50 degrees. It was synchronized by a hot shoe equipped with a locking lever securing it on a camera. The flash was really huge - it had dimensions of 71×57×179 mm and weighed 400g.
