> 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
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