Re: "Hardware Store Tubes"
Re: "Hardware Store Tubes"
- Subject: Re: "Hardware Store Tubes"
- From: pixl Aps <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:44:16 +0200
On Monday, August 6, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Robert Crow wrote:
> > "It might be the model mentioned was "Philips TL-D-90" "
>
>
> We have these ( http://www.ecat.lighting.philips.com/l/lamps/fluorescent-lamps/tl5/master-tl5-high-output-90-de-luxe/927992095024_eu/ )
>
> ...horrible.
>
> Their 65k cousins were probably spectrally better, but visibly blue to our eyes. These are green (though they do read bang on 5000k on the spectro). And spiky compared to the Just Normlicht tubes in our view booth.
>
> Rob.
I've been doing a fair bit of measuring of lightubes (I can recommend Babelcolor CT&A and an Eye One pro for this - even though strictly the Spectral resolution of the eye one isn't enough to comply with 3664).
If you want Phillips tubes you want Master TL-D 90 Graphica and these do work well in graphical arts environments - provided your casing doesn't change the color of the light.
I've linked to a report on a newly installed set of these tubes at a customer site for those interested below.
Phillips_TLD90_Graphica.pdf (http://db.tt/Wx6Pu7YL)
I would personally recommend GretagMacbeth tubes (from prooflite D50) as generally these is a tad batter, and priced about the same generally. Comes in an 8-pack though.
GretagMacbeth Prooflight 8tube report ISO 3664+.pdf (http://db.tt/uNnuhoo5)
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