[ratpack] Re: Bulb for light box

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 06:59:33 -0600

You can still get 4500-6500K incandescent and halogen. They aren't cheap.
The MR16 halogens we use in the store around the diamonds are at least 4500K

http://www.bulbs.com/results.aspx?Ntk=all&Ntt=Daylight%20Bulb&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1

I have even made do with lizard lights, but they are pretty blue. Pet stores
have an interesting array of bulbs.
JC

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:37 PM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> John:
>
>  Could you be more specific?" Daylight" incandescents are still incands,and
> their color balance is 32-3400 degrees Kelvin.  Daylight balance is
> 5000-5600 deg.  Kelvin, which  results in a great difference in color
> balance, although the  white balance adjustments of digital can help
> overcome that problem.
>
>
>
> Thanx; C.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 8:01:38 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: [ratpack] Re: Bulb for light box
>
> I always use Daylight incandescent bulbs.
> JC
>
> ---
> John Christensen
> Saint Charles, IL
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Mark Smith <muttley128@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Ray
>> You said the lights were photo balanced.
>> What bulbs did you use for the box.
>> My daughter and I are making one.
>> Going to Lowes to get the bulbs sat.
>> Thanks
>> Mark
>>
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