Close Ups

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by glatt

Is that a compact fluorescent bulb? How is it illuminated? The bulb itself isn't lit is it?

Yeah, I replaced most of the lights in my place with CFLs sometime ago for power/heat reasons. (Using halogen lamps in Florida wasn't the greatest idea.) I've been really happy with them, especially the full spectrum ones, despite them having an initially dim appearance on cold days.

The bulb itself is lit, although it is a fairly low output one equal to a 40w incandescent. I think it was a 1/2000s or 1/4000s snap to get it dimmed down. The 75w equivalent bulb shots didn't turn out.