Vinny1967 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I just recently bought a light tent to photograph objects to sell on ebay.Can someone give me some advice about lighting ?.I'm not interested in buying the lights that they were trying to sell me in the shop where I bought the tent.Bloody extortion prices.Somebody on the net suggested using simple desktop lamps.Is this possible ? Cheers Vinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Ideally, daylight balanced bulbs similar to these fluorescent lamps. You really want to minimize color correction or adjusting white balance too much. Look for fluorescent with around 5000 - 5500K temperatures. Some info here - http://cowboystudio....light-tent.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny1967 Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks for the reply Tywais.I suppose I can find that sort of light bulb anywhere around BKK and just put it into a desktop/computer lamp ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Check out the spiral fluorescent lights, I think they come with that colour temperature. Look for the White option, not Warm. I can't check at the moment as I am not at home. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) I got a cheap one off Ebay. recently. Maybe I wasn't using it right, but the lights it came with weren't really bright enough and it wasn't fit for purpose. I guess you get what you pay for. Edited December 6, 2012 by katana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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