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Re: [OM] You know what I miss?

Subject: Re: [OM] You know what I miss?
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:29:14 -0600
On 1/5/15 21:54 : , Michael Gordon via olympus wrote:
I have no EE experience nor led construction.  I suppose the phosphors like yAG 
( to add yellow) are glommed onto the top of a standard high efficiency blue 
led to extend the spectrum.  Even adding another phosphor still results in a 
discontinuous emission spectrum which can confound proper color balance on film 
or digi sensors.
Mike



Believe me, I know. I cringe when I walk in to shoot a concert and I see a lot of LED lights. Horrible. Extremely narrow color spectrum. Blue is BLUE, red is RED, etc. "White" is just a blend and never really looks good, at least so far. Now, for my purposes as a concert promoter, I love LED lighting because it's lightweight, cool, and sips power. And most fixtures don't need dimmers as they are built in. You just daisy-chain the DMX cable from fixture to fixture.

But as a photographer? Hate 'em. If someone's face is really lit with green, there's zero highlight reduction. Try to de-saturate the green? The face goes away.

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Paul Braun WD9GCO
Certified Music Junkie
Valparaiso, IN


"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach

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