Flo advice: 2400 lumen 91 CRI versus 2700 lumen 93 CRI

[Rafe]

I'm building my own flo set - I have my fixtures already - but I came across 2 separate sources for Flos.

The Full Spectrum Naturallight F32T8, 5500K 91 CRI 2400 Lumen for $9.50 a pop

and the

Sunalux F-32-T8-plus SW 5550K 93 CRI 2700 Lumen for $20.00 a pop


Is 2 CRI points, 50k, and 300 Lumens per bulb really going to matter much in a 2 (3 if I'm lucky) 2X2 bank set up for a daylight shoot to warrant paying twice as much per bulb? I'm thinking that with such a small difference I'd probably be better off with the slightly cheaper ones and buying extra bulbs and even building an extra bank if necessary for what might be a night shoot...but maybe I'm missing something. :huh:

[MJ220]

Do you have pics of setup?

[Rafe]

I'm still building it - but it should be done this week or early next week when the bulbs get in. I should rephrase when I say I have my fixtures ready I mean I have them in my possession - I haven't actually mounted them on a C Mount or lighting stand yet, though its not going to be terribly hard. The stands are still in the mail. But yea when they're done I'll post some pics.

[edwave]

have you finished it?
let us know..

ed

[Dennis Wood]

Those tubes sound expensive. I just bought a case of 25 Philips TL950's (T8, 32W, 5500K, 98CRI) for $140 CAN, that's around $5.00 a bulb US. I ordered them from a local electrical supplier.