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Hi all,

I am compiling a birthday list (it is ‘the way’ in our household)

Anyway, as the Redgrass lamp isn’t available for shipping as of now, and I have NO lamp, I thought I would put this bad boy on my list…

However, I am confoosed…

What in the heck is CCT vs Non CCT?

I need to advise any would be well wishers which one my heart desires, but know not which one is best suited for my mini painting adventures.

Can anybody, ahem, enlighten me?

CCT means you can control your colour temperature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature

For painting purposes, it practically means that you can control if the lamp emits 'clinical' cold white light, 'natural' feeling quasi-daylight or some 'softer' lighting that might match what you have in mind for a presentation cabinet or diorama.

In layman's terms, it means you can make your lamp-light have a tint ranging from light-blueish to light yellow-reddish.

It's mostly useful if you want to paint exhibition or competition pieces or want to do professional photography of your painted models, as it allows you to simulate the effect of harshcabinet lighting or camera flash a bit better than other lamps, and prevents your miniatures from looking starkly different at your painting desk and in the cabinets/softboxes.

Great…that is all much clearer now.

Thanks for the help