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Lew Hodgett
 
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Default T5 vs. T8 fluorescent lights

Mike Marlow wrote:

I wondered about color correction since I paint a lot of cars, but to be
honest, I'm not going to sweat it anymore. The light and the color are
so much better than what I was used to that I'll just stick with what I
have.



You get the message.

For your application, you could care less what the true color is, but
you sure care that it is repeatable, 24/7.

Have done some work on "color tables" as they are called.

Requires a controlled temperature, a specific set of lamps that have
been precalibrated, with known hours of operation, and a whole bunch of
other things.

People who need a color table are ink manufacturers, greeting card
manufacturers, etc.

IOW, the print portion of the graphic arts industry.

Doing a color table is strictly for the prestige.

Lots of time for small amounts of money.

Lew