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I do not like to ask the community questions that I am sure I could find in the deep dark abyss of the forums but I need help. I have searched for a thread yet cannot find one. If anyone would be so kind as to give me a recommendation for good lamps I would be grateful. Again I have searched everywhere with no luck so please help me.
I could need some help with this too, my low-watt bulbs are too yellow for my purpose.
I've heard that halogen bulbs are great, but they're very bright and I don't want to diffuse them with paper in case of fire.
Well, I have a couple of these:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/your-zone-bri … t/14977079
and they seem to work great (except mine are black, which isn't even listed as a color option on that page 
). They don't get very hot since they are LED, which is really nice. I have had them on for hours and still be able to touch the "bulb" area without much discomfort. The light is focused into a circle (between 2 and 3 feet wide at 2 feet away, I'd estimate), which means you may not be able to light some huge set with them very well, but within that circle, the light is very even which is a plus. Being LED, there is no light flicker either. The light is a nice white (maybe with a very very slight blue) color also. It isn't really related to the light that much, but the stand and crane thingy (that holds the light 
), is very flexible when it comes to positioning. I can pretty much position them however I want. Really, I can't think of any cons...
Personally, I use two LED lamps from IKEA and a normal desk lamp. I would HIGHLY recommend getting LED lamps but, It's nice having a variety of light for a "natural" feel. Here's a pictures of my lamps.
Sample of the lighting.
Last edited by Fun Sucker (June 2, 2012 (09:51pm))
I could need some help with this too, my low-watt bulbs are too yellow for my purpose.
I've heard that halogen bulbs are great, but they're very bright and I don't want to diffuse them with paper in case of fire.
You could always band a white sheet of cloth around it.
Wouldn't that be the excactly same thing, but even dimmer?
Anything else? I have been getting mixed results here... I want the best lamps you know of. If anyone could please help I would love them forever.....
Wouldn't that be the excactly same thing, but even dimmer?
They would be the same, but the cloth would be more resistant against catching fire, and you wouldn't have to waste so much paper.
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