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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1325163, member: 27832"]Heh. I wish I could hook Dave Bowers up with <a href="http://donklipstein.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://donklipstein.com/" rel="nofollow">Don Klipstein</a> to try out some specialty lighting. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree 100% with Doug (and Dave) that too much light hides flaws by dazzling your eye. But light intensity depends on power, efficacy, direction, and distance. Saying "use incandescents because halogen lamps are too bright" is like saying "drink beer because wine is too strong".</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't expect leading <i>coin</i> experts to follow <i>lighting</i> technology day by day, or even year by year. I think they'll eventually come around on LED lighting, but I certainly wouldn't fault anyone for following their current advice in the interim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1325163, member: 27832"]Heh. I wish I could hook Dave Bowers up with [URL="http://donklipstein.com/"]Don Klipstein[/URL] to try out some specialty lighting. :) I agree 100% with Doug (and Dave) that too much light hides flaws by dazzling your eye. But light intensity depends on power, efficacy, direction, and distance. Saying "use incandescents because halogen lamps are too bright" is like saying "drink beer because wine is too strong". I don't expect leading [I]coin[/I] experts to follow [I]lighting[/I] technology day by day, or even year by year. I think they'll eventually come around on LED lighting, but I certainly wouldn't fault anyone for following their current advice in the interim.[/QUOTE]
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