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Originally Posted by ayau
then i can assume that you're aware that 'purple' lights have poorer visibility than standard halogen lights, but that's besides the point. 
your test shot seems like it was shot at about 5 feet away from the wall. a better test would be from about 20 feet.
my posts weren't to insult you; i just wanted to let everyone know that, in general, HID bulbs in a halogen reflector will disperse light everywhere. |
Ill take some when it gets dark out only reason i did them that close was so i could close my garage to have it dark, but also i dont really know where you heard that my "purple" although i would say 12,000k HID's are not as bright as a regular halogen... I do agree on the fact that lower kelvin HID's have a brighter output but that is due to the fact that they put out more lumens... a standard halogen bulb barely puts out any lumens.
Color Temperature: 12000K
12000K has an approximately 2100lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking for the most extreme and most exotic looking light output.
http://www.flashtechusa.com/what-is-kelvin.html
That being said, all HID light is much brighter than Halogen light. For example, a 35W 12000K HID bulb outputs approximately 2700 lumens which is still over 300% brighter than a 55W Halogen bulb with outputs about 700 lumens of light.
http://www.bluestartradeco.com/index...xenon-lighting
And these are literally just the first two links after googling it..... P.S. sorry for sounding like an ass!