Question CFLs Are Everywhere, How Do You Take That Into Consideration?

[BigMike66]

Compact florescent lights (CFL) are being heavily marketed for their cost savings. I have quite a few in my home, and really like the life span these bulbs have over incadescents.

As framers, how do you address this IRT preventing damage to art?

Will you tell a customer to consider the light, and replace the CFL if in close range to art work?

Just thinkin'...

Mike

 

[artfolio]

I always warn my customers against having any lights, flouro or otherwise too close to their artwork as heat as well a u.v. can be a problem.

On the topic of compact flouros I HATE THE B.....Y THINGS.

They cost a bomb, the light is poor and they don't last anything like as long as the manufacturers pretend they do. Plus, they don't fit in some light fittings which were designed for incandescent bulbs. They are just another way manufacturers, with the connivance of Government, have screwed consumers.

 

[arfcfp]

quick question - I used to sell lighting bulbs in another life and there were many types of light emitted - I have noticed that the CFLs have different light depending on how long they have been on - question - how do you guide a client to determine how things look if they do not constantly light things?

 

[Baer Charlton]

If you are relying on specific colors reacting or reflecting to specific Kelvin limitations.... either you must be talking to a museum or someone outside of 99% of the realm of the usual picture framing industry.

I have wandered in to numerous galleries and happen to be talking to the owner when I asked about what range Kelvin they use. The blank stares make if very hard to maintain a straight face.

The answers of "day-light corrected" are as humorous as the one guy in Florida who said about his lighting.. "we only use acid-free bulbs". Hmmm, well duh?

Artfolio, unfortunately you guys have banned incandescent. So now you're currently stuck with Phillips and their excuse for CFLs. Help is on the way, as more and more enter the market of the CCFLs as well as the altered and dim-able LED market place. I have been seeing new LEDs hitting the market that a year ago common belief said could be done.

But then of course, there will always be that need to dump all those 1,000 hour / non-dim-able /cold blue 5,000 kelvin LEDs.......