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The K Values of Light
The actual values you will
find change slightly from one published source to another, below we have a
compilation pulling information from many sources.
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10,000-20,000 |
skylight
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6,500-7000 |
Daylight, overcast sky at noon. |
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6500 |
sunlight with blue/white sky |
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5,740 |
average noon summer sun |
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5,600 |
standard outdoor "white light" |
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5,500 |
Photographic white (approx. 9440 deg. F) |
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5,070 |
average noon winter sun |
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5,000 |
outdoor light for most of the day |
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4,500 |
late afternoon sun |
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3,500 |
sun 1 hr after sunrise |
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3,200-3400 |
photo flood-standard indoor "white light" studio lights |
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3,000 |
1000 watt incandescent tungsten halogen lamp |
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2,870 |
100 w incandescent light bulb |
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2,800-2,900 |
standard house lights |
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2,000-2,500 |
dawn or dusk |
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2,000 |
sunlight at sunrise and sunset |
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1,900 |
candle flame |
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Colours
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Dull red 753
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Dark red 903
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Cherry red 1088
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Light cherry red 1173
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Orange
1423
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Yellow
1603
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Camera settings
Based on
Nikon D300 settings (others are similar) these are with fine funning set to 0.
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Auto 3,500-8,000
where it cannot work it out its set to 8,000
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Light Bulbs (incandescent) 3000
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Fluorescent 2,700-7,200
(depending on type within menu)
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Direct sun 5,200
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Flash 5,400
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Cloudy 6,000
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Shade 8,000
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