Viewing light for colour prints.

[PeteE]

Anyone here noticed the effect of the'Energy Saving 'bulbs on the colour balance of colour prints? Since installing in my darkroom and living room I notice that prints look quite magenta/red under the energy saving bulbs then as soon as I view them by daylight they look correct! If I balance a RA4 colour prnt in my darkroom as soon as I get outside and view by daylight they have a terrible Green colour cast !

[Roger_Provins]

They are fluorescent tubes rolled up.

[zx9]

Hi Pete
It may be worth getting a daylight balanced fluorescent tube for the darkroom, I assume that they are still available from pro dealers for use in light boxes. But it will require that you have a 'strip' type fluorescent light fitting installed.

Regards

ZX9 ( Keith )

[PeteE]

Thanks for taking the trouble to reply; Regards, Peter

[Iloca]

Hi Pete,

you can get Daylight Energy Saving lightbulbs.

See Here

I haven't used them myself but they might be worth a look.


Richard

[Monk]

A bit of a late post PeteE, only just stumbled across your post.

For full daylight range and balance, a bluish lamp does to nothing to the fullfil the needs of natural spectrum.


I used to be a machine minder on newspaper presses, colour was critical and so lighting conditions. We ran colour balanced strip lights, in my study/studio at home to ensure colour values between LaCie monitor, Epson R2400 and Nikon I use bulbs from the people below. I would say the viewing result is much the same; I no longer have a Gretag-Macbeth to check my judgement.

These bulbs are near as dammit colour/balance/range perfect to me. My bulb has been running for I do not no how many hours [they say 10,000 hrs] but some four years.

I have friends who use them against SAD, I make no comment.


Monk.

Edited 'cos I forgot the price. About £15 for one, cheaper for more.


www.livingiseasy.co.uk/search/?search=daylight+bulb&x=0&y=0

[Gordon_McGeachie]

Hi Pete,

you can get Daylight Energy Saving lightbulbs.

See Here

I haven't used them myself but they might be worth a look.


Richard

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