John Adolfi Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 As I was self educating myself the other day. I noticed that the color temp for Kodachrome Super 8 movie film is 3400 and movie halogen movie lights are 3200 degrees. If my figures are correct, does one need to compensate with any filtration for the 200 degree difference. And yes I understand that photo floods are 3400 degrees but that's not the answer I'm looking for.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 No, no correction is really necessary. 200 degrees isn't too significant of a difference. It'll make skintones warmer and they'll look better on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adolfi Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 What filter do you use then? I never hear of anyone using a filter. I never hear anyone discuss this 200 degree difference. Doe anyone out there know what I'm talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filip Plesha Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 There are allso halogen lamps with 3400K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Lamar King IMPOSTOR Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 The filter you need is an 82A that converts 3200K light to 3400K film balance. Back in the day there were two kinds of tungsten stock Type A balanced to 3400K for amateur photoflood use and Type B balanced to 3200K. Most people wouldn't bother to correct the 200 degrees K difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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