Hi Guys, Just found this thread. I have ordered an A3 with inverter and 12V socket. Cost $140 + GST + Post from a source in Melbourne
www.elau.com.au I have spent quite some time looking into to this item and had many email discussions with users in Europe. It appears the true colour of the
light source is almost irrelevant. The real power in the sheet is the fact that the
light source is of equal intensity accross the entire surface. The European users all seem to be of the opinion that these sheets are bu far the greatest
light source for flats any of them have ever used.
I may be wrong but I am under the impression that flats are converted into monochrome images when being setup to make a master flat frame for calibration. Most software also carries out a few other processes on the base images to soften the image prior to combining. If the intensity of the sheet is uniform the final image created will be much better than say a sky flat which will always exhibit a slight gradient accross the field due to small changes in the earth/sun position.
I was actually waiting to firstly make the purchase and test the sheets before starting a thread. Looks like Fahim is following the same tak as me.
All I can say is if the results I get are as good as the European results I will be over the moon and will have a ready source of flat frames which can be rolled uo and stored in a post tube or fitted to a flat
panel with double sided tape and will run on 12 volts at a fraction of the cost of custom made
light boxes and probably give a more even illuminated flat frame.
I will post some images as soon as it arrives.
There are quite a few suppliers in Australia so you should be able to find one in your own area. Just google "Electro Luminous sheets"
