[Leica] Light in the darkroom?

[Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com>]

>Maybe it doesn't make any difference...  but I am about to purchase a
>light to mount on the ceiling of my darkroom and want opinions on
>whether incandescent is better than flourescent (or vice versa) in this

>environment?  My question is based on what light will help me view
>prints.
>TIA. /matt

Flourescents glow for quite a while after you turn them off, which is a
problem in a darkroom. I'd go with incandescent unless you are judging
color balance on color prints. In that case you need daylight balanced
flourecents. Or better yet a window.

You also might want to get a light that's a tad darker than your
intended display lighting. I have found this helps with judging for dry
down.

Simon Stevens