Bowen’s GM 500 pro and film

I wondered if anyone can help me can I use Bowen’s GM 500 pro lights with film cameras and can they be triggered with infrared trigger

Thanks a lot Ron

can I use Bowen’s GM 500 pro lights with film cameras

Of course you can. They're just a source of light, but you won't be able to use the TTL facility, which is limited to a small range of digital cameras.

can they be triggered with infrared trigger

I'm sure they can. Whether you can buy such a trigger off-the-shelf is another thing.

You could use a flashgun on the camera to trigger them. If you don't want the flash from the gun to appear in the picture, tape a piece of exposed film over it, as it will block out visible light but transmit infrared.

If you don't want the flash from the gun to appear in the picture, tape a piece of exposed film over it, as it will block out visible light but transmit infrared.

Sorry John, but I think you mean unexposed and processed colour transparency film? Or maybe fully fogged and processed colour negative? Either would probably do, but the reversal film will be more visually opaque.

 

B&W film won't do the job. That cuts IR as much as visible light.

 

Or you could simply put the hotshoe-mounted gun on low power and swivel it away from the subject and toward the strobe.

Or maybe fully fogged and processed colour negative?

 

Yes, thanks for clarifying this. I used a piece from the leader which had been exposed to light. Some flashguns like the little Nikon SB30 have a retractable filter for this purpose.

thanks for the help everyone