Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 20:59 > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sunlight in the lens > > > Mercury Vapor! Low Pressure Sodium! > > LPS is a nightmare. I don't know who ever decided that it was suitable for > anything other than the most utilitarian lighting. On streets, it's easy to > confuse with traffic lights, because it is such an absolutely monochromatic > yellow. And you may as well shoot black and white in LPS light, because there's > only one color to it, anyway. > > -- Anthony I shot Tri x of my family in a restaurant parking lot last night under Low Pressure Sodium. As I recall from having sold them in the 70's 10 watts of Low Pressure Sodium is the same as 100 tungsten. The most efficient form of lighting you can buy! When they introduced them In Chicago in the late sixties we thought they were anti riot lights with a mellowing effect. They are now the light in your Thomas or Duka safelights, naturally safe with little or no additional filtration!. In color a who knows effect but in black and white it's no big deal! Mark Rabiner!