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OTT Lite

2002-12-04 by colingruk

Hi, all,

About 18 months ago, on this or the Piezo list (I forget which and 
have been unsuccessful in searching the archives), many recommended 
buying the 13 watt 5000 deg K OTT Lite for viewing prints and 
comparing against the monitor. 

http://www.ott-lite.com/secondary/secondary.asp?
WhichPage=prod&sub=PD&whichcategory=subcategory

I bought an OTT-LITE® TrueColor™ 13 Watt Task Lamp and have started 
using it but find its emitted colour a yellowy-green.  This affects 
B&W prints using MIS FSN and, as I am just setting up colour on 
another printer, colour prints as well.  I'm getting a colour profile 
made and the profiler has offered to try to profile B&W  for me 
also.  

For me the OTT  is less than satisfactory as a viewing light and I am 
finding a 'daylight' type incandescent bulb with its blue interior 
coating, much more useful, but because of the filament difficult to 
align to give even illumination.  Custom made viewing booths I have 
found using website searches are hideously expensive for an amateur.  
Has anyone (a) any suggestions or solutions to the viewing problem 
and (b) tested these OTT Lite TruColor for colour spectrum?

Here's hoping for a solution,

Colin

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