PHOTOGRAPHY 14-5

Thus, it is necessary that the film and the illuminant complement each
other. Where this is not possible, it is general practice to employ a filter
at the camera lens to reproduce more accurately the brightness of the
colors. Where mixed illuminants are used, one or the other must be
filtered to give similar photographic results. The filtering process is
always one of light absorptance, and frequently it is necessary to employ
filters of only 25 to 50 per cent transmittance. An illuminant that requires
a minimum of filtering thus is likely to have advantages.
For photography in
color, the spectral
quality of the illumi-
nation is even more
critical. Color emul-
sions are "balanced"
for use with a partic-
ular quality of light.
Because most color
photography materials
are based on three
emulsion layers, each
sensitive to a relatively
narrow spectral band,
adjustment by filter-
ing to an illuminant
other than the one for
which the material was
originally intended
calls for precise filter
formulation.
30 40 50 60 70
TIME IN MILLISECONDS
FIG. 14-2. Time-light curves for several photoflash
lamps.
Table 14-6. Mercury-Vapor Discharge Lamps for Photography and
Photoprocesses*
DESIGNATION WATTS
WATTS
PER
INCH
AP-
PROX.
VOLTS
(Operat-
ing)
AP-
PROX.
AM-
LIGHT-
ED
LENGTH
OVER-
ALL
LENGTH
ARC
TUBE
DIAM
ARC TUBE
MATERIAL
PERES (inches) (inches) (inches)
UA-4f 1,200 25 125 10.5 49 55| l* UVT Glass
A-H6J 1,000 1,000 840 1.4 1
31
i
4
Quartz
A-H9 3,000 62* 535 6.1 48 541 1*
Glass
Cooper 275 5.5 73 3.5 50 55| 1 Glass
Hewittf
OS-S2076|| 2,000 44 550 4.0 46
52i
25
32
Quartz
BOS-S2082|| 2,650 54 660 4.5 48| 54
27
32
Quartz
TS-S2081|| 3,450 74 885 4.35 47
53f
15
16
Quartz
MSS-S2078|| 4,400 103 960 5.10
42^
48|
IS
Quartz
BMS-S2089|| 3,450 72 900 4.25 48 53
15
16
Quartz
*
Require auxiliary ballasts which provide proper circuit characteristics.
t For blueprinting and copyboard lighting including printing on diazo or black and white paper.
t
For vacuum frame printing.
For copyboard lighting.
D
For blueprinting and printing on diazo or black and white paper.