Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] G.E. Reveal Bulbs

Subject: Re: [OM] G.E. Reveal Bulbs
From: Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:23:32 +1000



> M. Sparks <msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone measured the color temperature of the new G.E. "Reveal"
> light
> bulbs?  They just came out in the US, and I picked up a pack of 100W
> bulbs. . . unlit, they hav a blue-amethyst tone; not as blue as
> photofloods but much cooler than regular "soft-whites".
> 
> I wonder if these could be used successfully with daylight film,
> either
> alone or in mixed lighting.  I hate photofloods, and a few 100W bulbs
> in
> clamp-lamps would work nicely for tabletop photography, especially
> with
> 800 speed color-neg.  
> 
> OM content:  I'm going to try them out with an OM-2n.
> 

I'd test it with transparency film, then you'll get a much better idea of what 
correction (if any) is required.

Wayne Harridge

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge

< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz