Are you selling them? this sounds like a infomercial!!!
I am going to compare the output of this lamp with the output of my lamps in my
aquariums, which I have been down this route with. GE sells some great fl. bulbs that
match closely the ideal growing conditions for freshwater fish and fauna. I do think
the halide lighting in my marine tank would be a bit much tho!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen DiCerbo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:56 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [VFB] Ott Light Again
At 09:33 AM 11/30/03, you wrote:
>It seems too blue to me. My wife has the light for sewing but it just
>doesn't seem accurate to me.
That's because you have become so used to standard
incandescent lighting, which is too warm, in the yellow range of the
spectrum.
The Ott light recreates light in the natural light range which, by
comparison to normal indoor incandescence, would seem cooler, farther into
the blue-green range.
the Ott light is not too blue, all of your other artificial lighting
is too yellow. As in some other cases, "the rest of the world is wrong!" :^)
Fair representations of natural light used to be arrived at by
combinations of florescent (too blue) and incandescent (too
yellow) artificial lights.
Joannes', the fabric store, sells Ott light which simplify that
concern by projecting the light in the right temperature range (not heat
temperature) to mimic natural light , and people who work with fabric use
them to assure true color matching of materials... Artists also use
these , as the warm qualities of incandescent artificial lighting has
grave influence on how one mixes and uses color..
The Ott light floor model 18 watt has a suggested retail of
$169.... get your hands on a Joanne's 50% off coupon and buy one at a
somewhat better price, or keep checking their sales fliers, like last
(maybe this) week's price reduction of 30% for something like $129. Not
cheap , but built well, and if it suits your needs for color correction,
worth it.
Not all tyers may not be concerned about the subtitles of color
differences under natural (used as a baseline point), incandescent, or
fluorescent light.... ( and remember, lighting under water (the ultimate
destination of "working flies") and perception of color by a fishes eyes,
adds several more variables in regard to true color reproduction.)
What may be more important to tiers is the amount of light , allowing
for better viewing of small details, dispersal of shadows, amount of
"glare".....
For desk tying at home, I use and light the Giraffe style lamp and
magnifier, and use a common incandescent bulb, but a 100 watt
one.... the lamp allows directional aiming and good
illumination. Amount of glare is often more influenced by the objects in
the illuminated area.... imagine tying on a stainless steel kitchen table...
Nice results here are often obtained by using a white card or paper
background, lying on the table. some vice or lamp attachment systems have
such a white background device, but I think 2 vice "satellites" on goose
necks is enough.
I use a good size piece of blotter paper on the desk under my vise
and beyond. Choose a paper that does not have a coating or a "finish", and
glare can be pretty much eliminated.... the reflective qualities of the
white paper background further serve to nicely illuminate the fly and work
area for better viewing of detail, and reduction of eyestrain.
For traveling circumstances, and tying in dimly lit hotel rooms and
campground picnic tables, I have a couple other lamps, geared more
toward compactness and brightness than anything else.... one is the
McKensie which attaches to the vise stem, and I can't put my finger on the
other one, but it is a halogen lamp (blue range lighting), has a pedestal
of its own, and comes apart in stem sections which plug into each
other... very nice, very bright.... But , again, correct color in these
situations is of little concern to me, and not being able to have your
"home system" when traveling, amount of light seems the most important thing.
sunday morning 2 cents
Splinta
