Light bulb for light box.

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Nubster

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I don't remember exactly but I know it was bright and white. Stay away from anything that will cast a yellow tint. Also I thought that CFL bulbs did not seem to have enough oomph to light my light box properly. Maybe the ones I had were not high enough wattage though.
 
Chewbecca

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I WAS using 3 of these (or something similar, I think mine were a hair stronger):
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Daylight-Full...emQQimsxZ20081028?IMSfp=TL0810281210009r32417


Until I realized that my nocturnal geckos didn't much appreciate having light bulbs that bright up in their faces.

I use my SB600, place my geckos in my light box, and snap shots. I do a bit of very minor post processing work on the pics.

Here's some results:
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You can also purchase one of these if you're afraid of the bulbs shining directly onto your geckos:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-30-Photo-Li...4|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50


:D
 
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Matto

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I agree with Chewbecca about flash being much easier on the geckos' eyes than continuous lights. Plus you can catch them with their pupils open rather than closed down to tiny slits.

These were both done with an SB600 off camera

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Matto

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Thanks for the compliment! Your shots are great as well.

I have a D40 which does not feature Nikon CLS so rather than using my pop-up flash to trigger the SB600 I'm using a set of cheap radio triggers. I'm familiar with how CLS works but I don't have much experience using it so I'm not sure how you would go about dimming the command flash. Actually, I always figured the flash was dim enough that it wouldn't affect the overall lighting.
 
ajveachster

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I got one of the flourescent daylight energy saver bulbs. What I do to save the eyes is put them in with the light off. Once they get into position then I turn the light on. When I build my bigger one maybe I will look into the transmitter to make it easier on the albino eyes.
 
Chewbecca

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ah!
Thanks!

Wow, you know way more about flash lighting than I do!:D

And, yeah, the pop up flash can/does cause issues.
You can still get red eye and harsh enough shadows if you don't work it well with your SB600.
At least it does this for me.
 
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