Fluorescent Bulbs 200w Daylight

[Ketch Rossi]

Hey guys,

I like to share some good find for those on a budget with their lighting kits from : http://www.servicelighting.com/Maxlite-35871-SKO200EA50-Twist-Compact-Fluorescent-Light-Bulb

This bulbs are great and produce a very pleasing daylight, in the 5000K there are 200w and produce about 12000 lumens but I wasn't able to really measure the thru out put, but they are bright, I use them in a Photoflex Constellation and a 54-72" Softbox, great effect.


And the price is right, costumer service is Excellent.

Picture of Audrey, NO POST.

ciao

 

[Raul Gonzo]

great find, thanks Ketch!

 

[Shawn Nelson]

nice! any idea of the CRI?

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Welcome!!

Sorry Shawn no answer on that one.

But for the price they put out some serious light, love it, and so do my girls, I don't have to cook them

ciao

 

[Larry McKee]

It looks to be similar to the one offered by Cool Lights (http://www.coollights.biz/cl20056-cool-lights-200w-5600k-high-softbox-bulb-p-83.html) which has a CRI rating of 90. I have gotten really good results from it.

 

[B Newberry]

nice! Any idea of the cri?

84 cri

 

[Brandon Fraley]

It looks to be similar to the one offered by Cool Lights (http://www.coollights.biz/cl20056-cool-lights-200w-5600k-high-softbox-bulb-p-83.html) which has a CRI rating of 90. I have gotten really good results from it.

I was just going to ask if it was the same as the one from coollights. It's it is I'd rather buy from Richard.

 

[Vance Colvig]

I am quite happy with the Cool Lights 200 watt, and they might actually run cooler because the ballast is vented.

 

[Brandon Fraley]

84 cri

what does cri mean?

 

[Michael Morlan]

CRI - Color Rendering Index - a measure of how accurately a globe creates an ideal or natural light (in this case, daylight.) Amongst other things, CRI is used to grade fluorescent and HMI globes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_rendering_index

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[Jason Sinclair]

Just to hold you over until a more knowledgeable person comes along and makes me look like a complete idiot, it roughly means the amount of color spectrum available in the light. I believe 0-100 with higher better. I think anything over 85 is good. It looks like these bulbs are nice to the eye but more thorough testing would be good. At the price testing is not painful.

 

[Jason Sinclair]

snap...

 

[Stephen Williams]

I think anything over 85 is good. It looks like these bulbs are nice to the eye but more thorough testing would be good. At the price testing is not painful.

Hi,

85 might be acceptable to some 92 is very much better.

Stephen

 

[Giancarlo Bianchi]

Does anyone know where to get this bulbs in Europe? Or at least for european corrent?

 

[Dave Blackham]

Does anyone know where to get this bulbs in Europe? Or at least for european corrent?

I havent found any yet and have been looking hard. There are smaller bulbs available. 85 CRI or so. Also some that require external ballasts. I know Megaman have some available but Im not sure what the CRi figure is. Bear in mind CRi is only a very rough guide, I think CRi only uses 6 colours to measure the spectrum. You really need to look at a spectrogramme to see how balanced the output really is.

You could also look at some of the smaller CDM or HID bulbs and balasts also.

Heres one, I beleive the company can build a 220/240 ballast on request.

http://alzovideo.com/alzo_800_BB_hmi_cool_lite.htm

 

[Erik Bien]

Eiko makes 240V 5500K CFLs in 85 watt and 105 watt sizes.

 

[Stephen Williams]

Megaman have some available but Im not sure what the CRi figure is.

Megaman has a true color range, they are good IMO.

 

[Joe G.]

That 84 cri bulb gives a certain skewed color to the image. Her hair looks greenish. Is it correctable?

 

[Catherine Russell]

Eiko makes 240V 5500K CFLs in 85 watt and 105 watt sizes.

We stock the 85 watt Eiko bulb, and can order the 105 watt.

 

[Erik Bien]

We stock the 85 watt Eiko bulb, and can order the 105 watt.

In 220-240V versions for our European friends?