[SML] LED lights in the Scene Shop

[PJ Veltri]

Thanks so much all,  Dave's idea of adding some circuits in for
Painting light may well be the best option. This does feel like a
mandated switch from the building; does anyone have any lampsto shoot
for or to stay away from?



On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Dave Tosti-Lane via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> And, increasingly this works the other way too - if you have LED cyc
> lighting, painting under incandescent might mislead. I like to add some
> circuits to allow bringing actual stage instruments in to the paint shop for
> checking - people don't necessarily use them all the time, but they can
> bring them up to confirm choices and do tests. If you're facing a mandated
> switch to LED or other efficient lighting in the shop, I'd make the argument
> that you do need to be able to have circuits to use for testing color under
> real stage lights - usually, this is an easier battle to win than asking for
> an exception to the rule for a large portion of the shop. Just tell the
> powers that be this will be better than running extension cords all over the
> shop to run the lights from outlets, which will ultimately happen if there
> isn't a better solution provided. This can be the opportunity to also have
> them install a couple of pipes for hanging instruments in your paint area.
>
> DTL
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 8:38 AM, sam lunetta via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>
>> I have always subscribed to the idea that the lighting where you paint
>> should be the same lighting you plan on using. If you are using incandescent
>> fixtures for your stage, painting under LED will cause some surprises. If
>> you are using cameras, the issues become greater.
>>
>> Good luck...
>>
>> Sam Lunetta
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Sep 12, 2014, at 9:46, PJ Veltri via Stagecraft
>> > <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > First, an introduction, Name's PJ Veltri, I'm the Assistant TD for a
>> > public school district just outside of Detroit (Grosse Pointe for
>> > those familiar with the area)  I've been slightly active on the list
>> > in regards to lighting and ETC questions but I've not fully introduced
>> > myself before.
>> >
>> > Now to the question: The building where our shop is located is looking
>> > to replace the 500w Incandescent lights in the shop with LED
>> > equivalents. I recall reading in the past about needing to worry about
>> > the spectrum that these LED replacements emit in regard to painting
>> > and color matching. Is this a thing? Do we need to worry about this
>> > anymore? Do any of you recommend a certain LED lamp(?) for this
>> > purpose?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > PJ
>> >
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