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
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