Sharon Morris
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Studio Lights
I've never used studio lights and am trying to muddle my way through it. So please bear with me...Is a tungsten 500w, 3200K equivalent to daylight? Will I need to use a filter, or just manually set the white balance?
12/16/2004 7:48:32 AM
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Jon Close
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No, daylight is ~5500°K. Use the white balance if you have a digital camera and you won't need the filter. Alternatively, you could use an 80A filter with the camera set for daylight, but you'd lose 2 stops of light with the filter. With color film use Tungsten-balanced film (like Portra 100T), or daylight film with the 80A filter.
12/16/2004 9:18:10 AM
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Sharon Morris
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Thanks, Jon. 2 stops can be a lot to lose, I'll go with tungsten film or alternativly white balance. Thank you very much.
12/16/2004 10:58:03 AM
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