Construction: Lighting Test
This album contains copies of the photos used in the original lighting tests performed to determine which bulbs worked best. This testing was conducted in late 2009 and early 2010 as part of the construction of the original Sumida Crossing layout. All lights were for R20 fixtures except for one T8 fluorescent tube. Three sets of tests were performed (identified as T1, T2 and T3), with the third test refining the white balance to use for a Bright White Compact Fluorescent that had appeared best in earlier testing. Tests used RAW photos with a mix of allowing the camera to auto-set the White Balance and selecting a specific one. In the end, the best color came from a Bright White CFL processed at a white balance of 3600.
See the Layout Lighting page for a description of what these mean.
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T1 DuraMax
Incandescent WB 4469K
T1 Bright White
CFL WB 4513K
T1 Soft White
CFL WB 5160K
T1 Daylight
CFL WB 5448K
T2 Halogena R20
Halogen WB 3400K
T2 Halogena PAR
Halogen WB 3400K
T2 Natural Light Plus
Halogen WB 3400K
T2 GE Reveal
CFL WB 3400K
T2 Bright White
CFL Auto WB 4500K
T2 Natural Light
T8 Tube WB 5000K
T3 Bright White
CFL WB 4000K
T3 Bright White
CFL WB 4100K
T3 Bright White
CFL WB 4200K “second”
T3 Bridge White
CFL WB 4300K
T3 Bright White
CFL WB 3600K “final”
