Re: Epson 5500 Metamerism (was: Re: Not a Rocket scientist)
Re: Epson 5500 Metamerism (was: Re: Not a Rocket scientist)
- Subject: Re: Epson 5500 Metamerism (was: Re: Not a Rocket scientist)
- From: Terry Wyse <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:41:35 +0000
on 8/29/01 8:07 PM, Dan Reid wrote:
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Tungsten bulbs have a rounded spectral power distribution kind of like a
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bell curve. D50 simulator fluorescent simulator bulbs by their very design
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have problems getting a close *spectral* match to D50. Typically you see a
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large spike in, guess what, yellow/green region and blue/purple. Which is
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another reason to create digital camera profiles under daylight or tungsten
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lighting even though you shoot under different lighting.
So may be something like a Solux lamp (4700K incandescent) would do a
somewhat better job than the typical D50 fluorescent? Anybody have both and
care to comment?
TW