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

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T1 Bright White


CFL WB 4513K

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T1 Soft White


CFL WB 5160K

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T1 Daylight


CFL WB 5448K

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T2 Halogena R20


Halogen WB 3400K

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T2 Halogena PAR


Halogen WB 3400K

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T2 Natural Light Plus


Halogen WB 3400K

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T2 GE Reveal


CFL WB 3400K

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T2 Bright White


CFL Auto WB 4500K

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T2 Natural Light


T8 Tube WB 5000K

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T3 Bright White


CFL WB 4000K

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T3 Bright White


CFL WB 4100K

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T3 Bright White


CFL WB 4200K “second”

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T3 Bridge White


CFL WB 4300K

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T3 Bright White


CFL WB 3600K “final”

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