You can expect orange. If these are the common sodium vapor lamps I suspect they are, they emit a line spectra and therefore the concept of "color temperature" cannot be used. There may, for example, be _no_ blue at all to be had. Color temperature can only be used to describe the spectrum emitted from a "black body" (or black body like) radiator incandescent at a certain temperature. Try B&W film or learn to love orange.
Regards, Bob.... -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin Franklin From: "William Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sounds like a sodium vapor lamp to me. I don't know the color temp, but > sodium vapor lamps cast orangish light, and are used around my part of > the US as parking lot type lamps . . . maybe there's a resource on the > internet that knows the color. > > IL Bill > > KudzuPatch wrote: > > >First with my new LX (I love saying that!!) am I correct to assume that the > >TTL flash would still work on Bulb setting? That the flash exposure would > >be correct? > > > > > >Second. I have for years wanted to photograph this old county Church at > >night. They have it lit with two big flood lights. I am not sure what type > >they are but they produce the orangish color light. Anyone know what color > >temp they are? Or what color I can expect on film?
