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Lume off
Ok - got the message loud and clear on my Pam 190 review that I was too harsh on the lume count. I decided to hold a 'lume off'. Charged both a standard issue Rolex Sub C and the Pam 190 up equally. This is what they look like:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2.../Pamlume-1.jpg I gave the Pam 6/10 and the Rolex 8/10. Did I get it wrong? Which do you prefer lume wise: Pam 190 or Rolex Sub C? Greg |
The real test is to charge them up at 10pm and check them both with one eye open at 3am.
IMO a pix after a charge doesn't mean a lot as the reduction of lume is geometricaly equal to the quality/quantity of the luminova. :chuckle::chuckle: The best one is my tritium tubed Ball Fireman II. |
i stick with pam for lume. no pesky round markers.
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Not sure if this is true for superluminova, but I know that for tritium tubes, green trits are perceived by our eye to be much brighter than blue trits.
Relative brightness chart from a site that I loved when I collected flashlights http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/484/brightness.jpg Source Link |
PAM's definitely have the better lume IMO.
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You need to blast both equally until glowing like a torch. Then leave them side by side in a pitch black room. Take a pic every hour for 8 hours. then post again. :)
(8 pics or it didn't happen, properly.) :) |
Panerai lume is very good, and the Rolex blue lume ('Chromalight') is cool - especially on the new Explorer II
Ball gas tubes are a must for lume afficionados - other companies use them as well (Deep Blue, et al) |
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It is all subjective really. My unofficial thoughts are that the Panerai Lume last longer than the Rolex I have (16610 and the 116710LN I had). The blue is REALLY bright in the begining, but I felt it doesn't last as long.
I remembered squinting at my Rolex in the middle of the night, but the Panerai was easy to read. Could also have something to do with the size. http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...s/DSC_0033.jpg |
very nice :cheers:
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Hmmm. Well, there is a reason they call it a LUMinor. Panerai gets my vote, hands down. That pic you took was probably the first few seconds after charging.
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Not a Pam fan but they have Rolex beaten on this one !
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Pam hands down
important for me is the lume on the hands... the hour markers are really insignificant in telling the time. |
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Who said it had to be overnight? You don't have a dark room? :chuckle: |
1 vote for the PAM
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PAM and Blancpain lume... :smokin:
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