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Re: [OM] LED-2 light [was How to photograph the eye]

Subject: Re: [OM] LED-2 light [was How to photograph the eye]
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 08:51:40 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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>>>       Can you determine if the light from them has the correct colour
>>> balance for daylight?  Photographing a dead white object and then
>>> viewing the histogram should tell, even though they state that one is
>>> white and the other "warm".  This looks like a desireable accessory
>>> for wildflower photography, and colour balance is a consideration.
>>
>> My LED-2 arrived today. The package claims 5600ºK light output.
>>
>> To confirm the above and an earlier post, the arms are 25 cm, almost 10"
>> from center of the flash shoe to tips, and each one is individually
>> adjustable to two brightness settings.
>>
>
>Thanks for the data.  5600ºK is good. Very close to the T flashes that 
>are 5800°K except for the little T18 which is also 5600°K.
>

     That makes this a usable lighting accessory.  I'm thinking that a very 
small linear polariser could be attached to resolve the problem of reflected 
light.


Chris

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