GU10+ C Light Bulb—Noob photography questions

[jcm71]

I have been unsuccessful in finding a replacement GU10+C 50W bulb locally for my photo booth setup. No problem in finding GU10 bulbs (no +C designation). Will using GU10 bulbs effect photo quality? Also, what doe the "+C" mean? Thanks to all.

John

 

[seamus7227]

just out of curiousity, did you google it? Or have you typed that same name in on ebay or amazon to see if there are any hits that come up?

 

[jcm71]

I have googled and am currently searching Amazon. (bouncing back and forth between sites)

 

[Sylvanite]

"GU10" refers to the base (2-prong turret style). "+C" means "with cover glass" - i.e. it has a front cover - which is probably more common than not.

These are halogen bulbs, which typically have a color temperature of around 2700-3000K. You'd have to match the old bulb to get the exact same tone.

I hope that helps,
Eric

 

[Edgar]

I believe that the +C means that the bulb has a clear lens

There will probably be a slight color difference if you mix regular & +C bulbs in a photo booth setup. You can find +C bulbs on Amazon & ebay

 

[jcm71]

Just ordered some GU10 JDR C bulbs from Amazon. I have no idea what the JDR means. Will find out in a couple of days how they effect the photography.

I asked the questions because the bulbs I found at HD and Lowes did NOT have the +C designation. I also noticed that the HD and Lowes bulbs had a smooth interior reflector, whereas my burned out one has a many faceted reflector. I probably should have included that info in my first post.

Regardless, thank you to all.

John

 

[Edgar]

Here's a brief explanation of the Halogen bulb codes

5 Types of Halogen Light Bulbs Explained | DoItYourself.com

I believe that the DR part of the code stands for dichroic reflector - but I'm no expert

Edgar

 

[Sylvanite]

Check out Multifaceted reflector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It may answer some of your questions.