Thank you for your input. I was not actually thinking about doing it, it was just a theory. I threw together a quick demo of what I was talking about and made the post.
Again just a theory, You're saying it would be easier to run two matching lamps (say both 35W), but again you need a specialist limited power supply?

your best bet for running 2 SOX lamp in series would be using a classic SO/H/ SOI/H 45-60-85W leak transformer ballast if ya have such a device, leak transformer ballasts are more or less constant current drivers, and 2 26W SOX-E/35W SOX's in series are approximately equivalent to an 60W-85W SOI/H, the only problem is starting, the OCV might not be enough to start 2 in series at the same time, so you might have to link one out at first let the other strike then remove the jumper to strike the other lamp


SOX lamps come in current ranges so with the right constant current source you could drive non equal lamps together as long as they are within the same range, for example you could drive a an 18W SOX-E 26W SOX-E and 36W SOX-E all in a string together (all are ~0.35A~ lamps), or 90W 135W 180W (all are 0.9A lamps) or if you really wanted to take the biscuit you could in theory do 35W SOX 55W SOX 66W SOX-E 91W SOX-E 131W SOX-E all in a string since they are all 0.6A lamps, but you would need a seriously beefy constant current 0.6A supply for that!

As for 'time is ticking' the real answer is that no one else seriously cares whatever you do in this world....

One thing about GoPro's is that they are ultra-wideangle with infinite depth of field. While it is good for action shots (motorcycle, snowboard, cars etc) it is sub-optimal for people shots. Used at close range, it will give cheap 'mobile phone' perspective footage. Some better camera with longer focal length and limited depth of field is necessary. A mid-range interchangeable lens digital camera is considered good usually.

Definitely want this elusive BLV/Ushio MH lamp. I think I got most of MH colors possible already (and even more , but never this one.

Note this is not like much more widespread orange version of BLV color lamps, which is just sodium+mercury and looks like watered down HPS with MH burner.

I'm glad to hear that they've just moved them, I'll have a look again next time and see what's on offer at mine.

Had me worried the "day" has come 


On a side note I noticed some of the LED filament lamps had a new filament design that's thicker than the ones I've most commonly seen, I wonder what the benifits are to that.

have 2 restores in my city and one is FAR better in getting commercial stuff in and the other is mostly
the one with commercial stuff is a far better score and right now is working through a cashe of MH bulbs from 100 watt to 1000 watt and I got some S55 HPS sylvania BT bulbs
last sept I took a roundtrip out to Vancouver and hit up some restores on my route
the poor towns were FAR WORSE then the richer towns 

I once tried 2, 125 watt mercury lamps on a 250 watt ballast!, that didn’t work either! 

went into a brand new showhome and had to leave quickly as the LED were flickering at 30 HZ and I could not stand being in the place
every light in the place was on and flickering

Home Depots in Winnipeg moved the "non GLS" lamps to the commercial / light fitting isle and are NOT in the GLS bulb section anymore
HID are all but GONE but floro and LED "drop in" floro are all over there and still well represented

caretaker yard lights are common at "proper" lighting supply shops in Canada and is the "barn light" replacement for the ubiquities "NIMA HEAD" styled HID yard blasters that was sold at every hardware store