Where to buy 5500K 27watt bulb?
I bought this cheap umbrella continuous lighting kit:
http://www.amazon.com/PHOTOGRAPHY-CO...e=UTF8&s=photo It would seem that the distributor has gone out of business. There is a seller on Amazon, but they seem kinda iffy. I'm trying to buy bulbs for this thing. Any idea where I should go looking? Thanks Charles |
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- socket type - wattage (27w) - colour temperature (as close to 5500K as possible) - and, because it's fluorescent, also ask for the highest CRI (colour rendering index) they have (over 85 but 95-98 is better) "Daylight" compact fluorescents are surprisingly common, you just want to find one with the best output for video work. |
You might also take a trip to Home Depot. Pick up N:Vision 100watt flouresent bulbs for $4.97 each.
They are 27 watt 5500 degrees kelvin. I use them for outside shooting and anytime I need daylight. By the way they are incredible grow lights for plants. I have to fight my wife for them all of the time. Gary |
Hey Gary
My wife just got these at 60 watt. They didn't seem to fit the umbrella holder though...But now that I know...I'll go get the 100s. Charles |
Here's a great page that I found while searching for N:Vision lights :
What Compact Fluorescents To Use Where http://members.misty.com/don/cfapp.html |
Home Depot and Lowe's
Home Depot and Lowe's have a better selection now and you can find the 5500K's quite regularly and they work fine for most work -- especially video and digital photography. I don't use film of any kind any more so i can' testify to their effects on film. They also carry "neutral white" which is 3500K which i actually like quite well too.
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Got them this weekend - $7 for a 100watt Daylight CFL by N:vision. Seems to work pretty well. Thanks to all.
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Great Charles, Now hide them from your wife.
Gary |
She got her own supply...She got the soft white's I think. Lower wattage...
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