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06/25/2007 02:48:28 PM · #1
A continue light blubs, are they tungsten? what mean is that do I have to set WB to Tungsten when taking pictures to avoide yellowness? what would be the difference if I use a 1000 watts halogen bulb with 1000 watts continue light?
06/25/2007 02:52:31 PM · #2
Originally posted by pgirish007:

A continue light blubs, are they tungsten? what mean is that do I have to set WB to Tungsten when taking pictures to avoide yellowness? what would be the difference if I use a 1000 watts halogen bulb with 1000 watts continue light?


If you dont have a grey card get a white sheet of paper and do a manual white balance.

1000 watts continous only means it consumes 1000 watts of power and its not a strobe it stays on. This wont tell me anything about what kind of lamp it is but doesn sorta say which it could be 3 or do of the top.
06/25/2007 02:55:32 PM · #3
All incandescent lamps (lamps with glowing filaments) are basically tungsten, but they have a wide variety of "color temperatures." The tungsten lamps that are referred to in the tungsten WB setting are household incandescent lamps (regular, non-halogen light bulbs). They have a yellower cast than "halogen" bulbs. Even halogen bulbs vary quite a bit in color temperature.
If you want accurate WB, use a white or gray card to set a custom WB.
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