Digital BW, The Print

If one currently owns a fixture that has the common base/2-pin configuration similar (though not exactly like) the Ott-Lite, then which replacement bulb, and at what color temp, would you recommend for the purposes of members of this user group?

Thanks,

Howard

 



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From: Richard Kenward <richard@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, February 27, 2010 9:45:36 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Ott-Lite replacement

  
In his posting of Fri, 26 Feb 2010, writes
>"keesatindy" restorephoto@ sbcglobal. net   keesatindy
>
>Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:58 pm (PST)
>
>My 18w Ott-Lite vision saver bulb just died and I just discovered they no longer
>make this bulb. The switch on this lamb quite working long ago. Fortunately, it
>was in the "on" position and I've used a switched surge protector for the on/off
>function ever since. These bulbs were always a pain to replace anyway. Even
>dangerous, I think.

snip

Guys

You may not be aware that the Ott-Lite products are not good for 
critical appraisal of prints as they have a spiky spectrum unlike true 
daylight or tungsten bulbs. Off course tungsten is far less blue than 
daylight and therefore not really suitable as it gives a distorted 
appearance to what you are evaluating. The best option is the bulbs and 
enclosures available from So-lux. 
http://solux. net/cgi-bin/ tlistore/ infopages/ index.html

Cheers

Richard
-- 
Richard Kenward <www.artisan- digital-services .co.uk>
phone +44(0)1873 890456
fax +44(0)1873 890565





      

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