Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin, a daylight 50 flourescent tube will come close enough for your purposes. Available at Home Depot and the like. They also make halogen and the GE reveal blue bulbs are also close to 5000K They generate light color as it is perceived from natural sunlight. http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/12054-3.html Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 7:11 PM Subject: [Leica] D50 light > > In my ongoing quest to understand (and practice) semi-digital > photography (actually, ADD: analogue capture, digital editing, digital > output) I've discovered that I need a 5000 K lightbulb under which to > view prints from my inkjet -- because the tonality of the image is > severely affected by the light in which it is viewed. > > So... where can I find what is known as a D50 lamp? And how much > should I expect to pay for one? > > M. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html