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wlewisiii

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I've been using much more color film lately, for various reasons. We have mostly compact florescent bulbs in our house for energy saving reasons but these give the most hideous color I've had the misfortune of having to deal with. Is there a filter that can correct for this light?

Alternatively, if there is a good tutorial on-line somewhere for filters and color film, a link would be good too. I really only know my black and white filters.

Thanks!

William
 
There is a filter to correct Fluorescent lights; maybe a couple: I think it is FL-D (daylight) and FL-B.
 
As Brian said, there are filters that will give the best chance for color correctness. However, I would take them back to the processor and explain photos not taken from within pea soup don't look good in green. Tell them you want new prints without all the green. They may not like to redo them, but should. They simply left all default settings on when printing.
 
Some fluorescents don't even have a continous spectrum to the point where color correction is even possible.
 
Fuji Superia is suppose to handle lighting like that better than most. I've had shots taken in mixed tungten & flourescent lighting come out pretty well. You may also want to talk to your processor.

Other than that, a FL-D is what you want. I believe photo.net has a tutorial on filters.
 
In my current environmental portrait project I often encounter mixed-up lighting frequently involving various fluorescent sources along with incondescents and/or daylight. I've been surprised at how gracefully Fuji NPZ800 has handled this (no filters)! Samples in my gallery...
 
Hmm. Sounds like I need to work with more Fuji color film. Isn't Superia the inexpensive Fuji such as can be found in the grocery market or drug store?

William
 
Yes, the FL-D filter works pretty good with flouresents. I've found the new Phillips "Natural Color" tungsten bulbs really work well indoors.
The cheap Fuji Superia really does very well with indoor lighting.
 
Yes, Superia is the cheap stuff in the grocery market, and it works very well. It's my favourite colour neg film and I usually buy in the 10 roll packages. Prior to me getting a DReb, Superia 800 and a fast 50mm lense or RF was great for indoor no-flash shooting. I've had the 800 film sitting in my car during the summer for a few weeks with no ill effects.
 
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