Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by Ferret7446 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @05:13PM
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I feel like it's not directly comparable because light gets reflected around indoors. I imagine having full sunlight indoors would turn everything white.
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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by jdietrich on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:48PM
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Illuminance (lux) is a measure of the amount of light falling on a surface, not the amount of light being emitted. Any reflected light will count towards the measured illuminance.
Sunlight is just incredibly bright. There's a reason why film crews often need to use huge metal halide lamps powered by a generator truck - it takes an immense amount of power to compete with daylight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminance
https://www.arri.com/en/lighting/daylight/arri-daylight-18-1...
Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ...
by sn9 on Thursday December 28, 2023 @05:35PM
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You can just use a light meter to measure directly.
Normal indoor lighting is a few hundred lux and with the right setup, I was able to increase it to 1000 lux at where my head is generally physically located.