Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even stage fixtures that were designed for tungsten lamps are now commonly fitted with halogen lamps. There is a replacement for almost every type. The lamps are made in color temperatures from about 2800 to 3200 K. The warmer ones last longer. I suspect that the 3000-3050 lamps are the most common as they are available in the most sizes. I did a bunch of research on this recently finding replacement lamps for some old theatre fixtures. I worked for a season at a large summer theatre (equity company) and got my best shots from the front row during dress rehearsal and at a staged photo-op after opening night. I used a 50mm and 105mm lenses, the later worked great for closeups from the house. I never worried about color temperature. It was 1973 and there was only one film. Mike D - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Film for school play > . . . > I believe stage spotlights are tungsten not halogen. tungsten is about 400K > warmer i think than "halogen". >. . . > > mark rabiner > :) >