14-8

Table 14-7.

LIGHTING HANDBOOK

Guide Numbers

for Flash

Photography*

(To obtain the lens-aperture setting (the /-number) divide the guide
number by the lamp-subject distance, in feet)
;

FILM RATINGt

FLASH LAMP

A.S.A. 5

OUTPUT

(lumen-seconds)

10

20

40

80

16

32

64

G.E. 6

12

24

48

100

28

40
30

67
56
47
34

128
84
76

17

56
42
38
28

140
112
88
60

T,B, 1/25, 1/50

Weston

4,500
to
6,300

21
19
14

24

56

SHUTTER SPEED

T,B,1/25,1/50J
1/100
1/200
1/400

6,300
to
9,000

35
28
22
15

50
38
30
22

70
56
44
30

100
77
60
44

9,000
to
12,500

40

56
44
35
25

80
62
50

112
88
70
50

160
124
100
68

T,B, 1/25,1/50

60
45
38
28

90
75

120

180
150
108
76

T,B, 1/25,1/50

90
75
55

68
60
48

110
84
75

34

55

135
117
95
67

220
168
150
110

T,B,l/25,l/50
1/100
1/200
1/400

31

25
17

45

12,500
to
18,000

37
27
19

55
42

18,000

to
25,000

37
27

34

54
38

1/100
1/200
1/400

1/100
1/200
1/400

1/100
1/200
1/400

25,000
to
35,000

70
55
44
30

100

78
60
44

140
110
88
60

200
155
120
88

280
220
175
120

T,B,l/25,l/50
1/100
1/200
1/400

35,000
to
50,000

80
62
50
35

113
88
70
50

160
125
100
70

225

320
250
200
140

T,B, 1/25,1/50

175
140
100

50,000
to
70,000

85
65
55
38

120
92

240
185
150
110

340
260
220
150

T,B, 1/25,1/50

55

170
130
110
75

70,000
to
100,000

110
85
75
55

135
117
85
65

220
190
155
110

270
235
190
135

440
380
310
220

T,B, 1/25,1/50

100,000
to
140,000

135

165

270
330
540
used with synchroni zers

T,B, 1/25, 1/50

140,000
to
200,000

165

270
540
330
660
These lamps no I used with synchroni, :crs

T,B, 1/25,1/50

/o

These lamps no

*
t

For all lamps except focal plane.

For Kodacrome A use A.S .A. 5. ForKc dacrome

|JT

time.

B=

bulb.

u se A.S. A. 10.

1/100
1/200
1/400

1/100
1/200
1/400

1/100
1/200
1/400

1/100
1/200
1/400

1/100
1/200
1/400