Hello everyone,
I just finished my new darkroom and have a question about your experience with the viewing light: You know, the light fixture over your fixer tray that lets you judge your test strip or final print without surprises later. I went all over board and got a dimmable 5600K LED strip, but now I have to set it at the best level. There must be a golden and measurable standard, right? All I found was "The New Darkroom Handbook" quoting Kodak at 50 footcandle for color work, and they recommend 80 - 100 footcandle to match gallery light. ISO 3664:2009 specifies 2000 Lux for the viewing of prints, which seems a lot to me. How did you figure out what worked best for you? I know the brightness depends on the conditions of the final presentation of the print, so what did you choose as your comparison?
Curious,
Michael
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