Yes, you are right, complex lighting are impossible to correct. On the other
hand, area covered with one kind of fluorescent lamp can be partly corrected
with FL-D or FL-W, which mainly reduce some green from fluorescent and
compensate for the color temp.
High color rendering index fluorescent lamp was available for a long time, I
have used such lamp for years, which has an CRI of over 85% (the traditional
one is 65%) and some special one is up to 90%. They look much better than
the traditional fluorescent lamp and price is not much higher, I think it is
worth to make a change not only for photography but good for the eyes too.
C.H.Ling
---- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Color balancing fluorescent light is much more difficult than incandescent
> (tungsten) because it isn't just a "roll-off" in a region of the visible
> spectrum. Fluorescent and most other gas discharge type lighting (mercury
> vapor, sodium vapor, etc.) have significant spikes of specific
wavelengths.
>
> Worse yet is mixed lighting that has lighting sources of different
> types. Color balancing those situations can be nightmarish, often
> impossible. Look at what you shot to see if there's a possiblity of mixed
> lighting in them (daylight coming through windows, stage with tungsten
> based lighting, etc.).
>
> -- John
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