Film Question

[joseph_kayne]

Does anyone know what transparency fil, or film filter combination,

will portray flourescent light white like we see it instead of with

a greenish cast as most films portray it?

 

Thanks.

 

Joe.

[peter_witkop]

That can be kind of tricky, given that flourescent lights vary in their color quit a bit. A 30M CC filter is a good place to start. Tiffen also makes a FLD filter which I've never used, but suspect is just a simpler name for a CC filter.

[EricM]

Peter's nailed it, but those cheap flouresents are unpredictable, some produce different kelvins than others. Do you have to shoot E6? There are some great four layer C41 emulsions out there that correct well in printing.

[mike_buckles]

Kodachrome 200 does a good job in flourescent lights..i took some indoor shots at a botanical garden recently, and the k200 shots came out with a cleaner, whiter light cast than Kodachrome 64.

[EricM]

Some flouresents are corrected to daylight, they cost more, and I would expect to find them in a botanical garden. However, the cheapies in buildings and such are generally not daylight balanced.

[._._z]

40M CC

[majid]

Also, remember flashes are daylight-balanced. If you are using a flash along with fluorescent lights, you will need to attach a green filter to the flash to avoid mixed lighting.

[mark_uhde]

The thing is, fluorescent lamps have a highly "choppy" (for lack of a better word) spectrum. That's why they don't have a colour temperture (black body locus temp. in degrees Kelvin) - they have a temperture they appear to be to the human eye. Film isn't the human eye. Many fluorescents CAN'T make good images, and even the newest triphosphor lamps will require a trial roll of film. When in doubt, use an FL-D filter or CC30 Magenta filter. But really, negative film is essential there - since it can be corrected.