Full Spectrum/Daylight Bulbs

[orangepeel]

I recently got myself a light tent however I've been hunting the local shops for daylight bulbs and there appears to be two types.

The low energy swirly things @ > £10
Or the traditional blue bulb type things < £3

What's the difference? And will the blue "craft" bulbs do the job?

Erp! http://www.gbbulbs.co.uk/acatalog/Compact_Fluorescent.html
Midrange http://www.bltdirect.com/product.php?pid=5566&cat=443
Nice 'n Cheap http://www.bltdirect.com/product.php?pid=1291&cat=

 

[Steve]

Why not just manually set white balance before taking the shots?

Saves on buying either bulb

 

[orangepeel]

if its that simple, is all this lighting equipment u can buy just a con?

 

[CT]

if its that simple, is all this lighting equipment u can buy just a con?

It's not a con. You have to remember that a lot of users in this market will still be using film, so they don't have the WB control that you do with digital.

 

[orangepeel]

/me slaps head

cool, time for some light tent fun then