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    #16
    Yes I don't carry any spirals or screw in E26 or mogul based bulbs at this point but I expect that to change at some point in the future as soon as I locate a reliable and consistent source for quality bulbs. There's a lot more to go wrong with the self-ballasted CFL's so it takes a bit more quality control to insure success like I've got with the 55w tubes I manufactured.

    Timur may have more info on the 500w bulb and daylight color but I imagine that's mostly a tungsten colored solution that would require some color correction to get it to daylight. If you want a 200w daylight bulb you can try these two options in a mogul-based bulb:


    http://www.servicelighting.com/catalog_product.cfm?prod=MX35871


    http://www.teksupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&storeId=10001&produ ctId=65629&langId=-1&division=TekSupply&pageId=ItemDetail&parent_cate gory_rn=&top_category=&breadcrumb_trail=Lighting+F ixtures+%26+Bulbs%7CLight+Bulbs&breadcrumb_categor yIds=35044%7C35054&isDoc=

    My CL-SFT1 fixture is a mogul base and works with those bulbs just fine.

    For spiral E26 socket type bulbs you've got Home Depot which works pretty well and a couple of others with higher CRI from places like:

    http://www.naturallighting.com

    http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/

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      #17
      Thanks for the info.
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        #18
        We used a big 500w daylight balanced bulb in a china ball along with other lights to give slight highlights in Check. The idea was to mimic natural window lighting on a cloudy day and not to have harsh blacks. I think it all depends on what you are looking to accomplish. We had boxes of different lights to use but wound up only using a few. The problem with China balls is that the light falls off fast and if you use them for close ups you have to make sure you can mimic that in a wide.
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          #19
          I'm looking at the same set ups. It's confusing....50/50 split. People like the CFL and others like Tungsten.

          Timur, I've seen you're work and wanted to know what you thought. Inside scene of a house/apt, kitchen, living room, etc..etc..china ball set up.

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            #20
            Do they even make a 500watt bulb?

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