Re: CCFL, yes!

[Tom Deering <tmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/25/99, Greg Erker wrote:
>>Well, people often say they like the color and brightness of the
>>Cabin light panel, and it uses a 5000K CCFL!  Sounds perfect to me.

>  Yes but 5000K doesn't tell the whole story. A better figure of merit is
>the CRI (colour rendition index I think). 90 is the lowest considered good
>enough for a (slide viewing) light box and 100 is perfect.
>
>  Cabin doesn't tell us what their CRI rating is, and people on photo.net have
>criticized it for having odd colour behaviour. And when I used mine to light
>some crystal for a photo the light came out somewhat greenish.

Hmmm.  Interesting.

My comments were based on my own subjective view, and the subjective 
comments of others.  I'm not capable of having an educated opinion on 
the merits of color rendition.

But the scientist in me wants to know the details.  Plus, I like the 
idea of getting a Cabin for $25.  :^)

I'm finding lots of interesting material on http://www.jkllamps.com/ 
but not a chart of wavelengths.  Where did you find it, Greg?

Cheers,

Tom