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Old 12/27/2007, 04:33 PM
Faisal1976us Faisal1976us is offline
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20.000k and 14.000k

What is the differnt between 20.000k and 14.000k ?
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Old 12/27/2007, 04:37 PM
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20k is more blue
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Old 12/27/2007, 04:55 PM
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No. 14k is less blue!
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Old 12/27/2007, 05:09 PM
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It is not really an accurate categorization and is very subjective. In practice, they are all too often more similar than different. In theory either sixspeed or Pmolan would be correct
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Old 12/27/2007, 06:17 PM
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what does K stand for?
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Old 12/27/2007, 06:22 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin
Look at #4
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Old 12/27/2007, 06:23 PM
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kelvin

Here's everything you never wanted to know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body
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Old 12/27/2007, 06:24 PM
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Wrott you must have got me by a few seconds, I thought I was quick
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Old 12/27/2007, 06:33 PM
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The difference is 6,000k haha
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Old 12/27/2007, 06:49 PM
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wow, thanks guys. what did people do before the internet?
oh wait, those rectangular, opening devices containing sheets of paper...
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Old 12/28/2007, 09:37 AM
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i know its not really what you asked, BUT.........

14K tend to look like an even balance of blue and white. it looks like a 10K MH w/actinics.

20k is a deeper blue.

ive used both with no other secondary lighting (just the MH), an dhonestly i like the 20K's. but i like blue-heavy lighting
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