Perfect fly tying light

[geoffvl]

A month ago I picked up this light from Ikea. It goes on my left corner of the desk and curls around to my left shoulder. It never gets in the way and lights up the fly well because it's a directional light. I was looking for quite a while for a good light and this one works great.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10128734

[phearless]

So this light is working out well then?
Is it have a full spectrum light?
I have found this to be very important.
Being able to see the correct colour is critical.

[rmpearson12]

I found out how imortant a full Spectrum is.
I was tying drys and needed olive dubbing.
Check and I could not find any so off I go and buy some.
Two weeks later I decide to tie some flys and need olive
dubbing and darn were did it go. I could not find it.
Package said olive but sure looked brown to me and the wife.
Next day I go to reaction and buy more olive dubbing,
get home that night take it out of the bag and whats this,
darn stuff had turned brown:doh: NOT just had it under the wrong light.
Now I have lots of olive dubbing. I also have a full spectrum light

[geoffvl]

I hadn't even heard about full spectrum light. The room is well lit up. This light just focuses on the fly in the vise. Let's see your light?

[phearless]

Here is what I am using.

Daylight is another excellant lamp.
They both use basically the same bulb.

Full spectrum means it has all the same wavelengths as natural light.
That way colours stay true.

Next time you are at the supermarket, go to the meat section, select a cut of meat then turn around to look at it.
Tell me what happens.

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[knotnot]

Can electric lighting affect what we "see" as the colours of an object?

Yes. The "colour" of an object actually depends upon the colour composition of the light itself as well as the colours of the light that the object reflects and absorbs.

Natural sunlight is made up of all the colours of the rainbow (spectrum) * red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Most electric lights do not "make" of all these colours even though the lights appear to be emitting "white" or "normal" light. In fact, different lights give different colour rendering characteristics. As a result, the true colour of an object can only be determined when viewed under sunlight or under lighting, such as full spectrum lighting, that has the same spectral composition as sunlight.

For most work situations, colour rendering is not an issue. However, full spectrum lighting may be needed when colour judgement is important; for example, when tying flies.