Digital BW, The Print

Yep, I still prefer daylight (IF it's shining around here).  Common daylight
flourescents are iffy, but probably more in line with what people have.
I have CR91 Daylight tubes in the darkroom, but didn't suggest those since
they ared pricey.

A great combo I found was a four-bulb fixture alternating warm flourescent
and CR91's.  The "warm bulbs actually look orangey like tungsten.
It gives a good mix to simulate home/office.  THE best is if I know where
they will view it so I can use some sliders and make adjustments.

I have, on rare occasion, made some color prints with slightly different
tones, then asked the person what kind of light they would be putting the
print in, but that gets pricey also.

Seth


==-----Original Message-----
==From: Djon [mailto:westsidemaurice@...] 
==
== 
==I use an Ott light to partially simulate daylight, but mine's 
==clearly a very partial, chopped spectrum. Shoot some color 
==swatches with Ektachrome to see what I mean. Mine's 
==significantly inferior to the common "daylight" fluorescent 
==tubes that I use in lightboxes.
==
==Ott plus tungsten seems to me to be a good mix for print 
==evaluation...it's not daylight, but most display situations 
==aren't either. I find this mix works well for matching matte 
==prints to my monitor.
==
==
==> 
==> I check white in pure sunlight or an Ott light. Flourescent has that
==green
==> cavity and incandescent will warm the appearance of the paper.
==> 
==> Not a great test, but take it to a paint department that 
==has different 
==> lights for looking at their paint chips.
==> 
==> Seth
==>