[quote=nottawhackjob] So to the two posters above disagreeing what they know from charts to what the other sees with his eyes you'll be arguing about facts and perceived facts till the cows come home. lol
But I do understand nonetheless that we should try to talk from technically accurate definitions first so that communicating begins with common agreed upon baselines. Nonetheless to some that means that anything not chart accurate CW is defacto therefore "warmer" which is accurate too in its own way from a human eye point of view and yet consequently saying it's actually chart accurate NW instead of being "warmer" doesn't acknowledge what the eye is actually seeing. So that's why we get this type of disagreement between two knowledgable persons. Either way you'd still get serious disagreements because color is infinitely variable. [/quote]
nottawhackjob, well said.
Ill just add some.
I have owned more than 30 various tints. 20+ of which can accurately be placed on the tint chart. If a store have a falsely or incorrect tint description, I can in some cases notice. Because I have several tints nearby to compare with. What I know from the charts go hand in hand with real life... Most people who are experienced with the tint charts can communicate very nicely and easily.
Unless we have baseline that most people who are into tints seems to go by, you can end up with this scenario:
Person A starts with a 6500K light. Then says 5000K is warm.
Person B starts with 3000K light. Then says 4000K is cool.
Person C learns from person A, and then gets into a discussion with person B about tints... You can picture the results. Even worse, picture that they start talking about color tones. They are not really on the same page, because no one have any basic knowledge in describing what they see.
This girl might have read on a car forum that she should fill oil on her engine.
And so she did.... That is a fact.. Even removed the "engine squeal".. :D The girl and her friends can testify that there were no ill noises after filling oil on the engine. No one can deny it, it is a fact. But did she really fill oil on her engine like most people refer to it?
Being on the same page is important, so is basic knowledge around a subject before stating things about the subject as fact. When that is said, we all make mistakes from time to time. Me included..
For some time I have been thinking about writing a more detailed guide on tints and such compared to what is available here.. Ill probably get around to it some day. That way hopefully more people can be on the same page.