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What is your favorite wavelength in terms of color? Disregard burning capabilities or eye sensitivity. What color do you find most appealing. I'm not simply asking what's your favorite color in general, but specifically to monochromatic laser light, which do you find to be the most brilliant?
Mine is 532nm and always will be. Then I like the deep rich color of 405nm, then 635nm because of it's red-orange brilliance, then 650nm, and lastly 808nm for obvious reasons. BTY you can tell the difference between 635nm and 660nm, but you've got to compare them side by side.
It's hard to describe how they look in person, and pictures don't even come close. Sure they can show the relative hues, but a camera can never capture the true essence of a specific wavelength of light as the human eye percieves it. Try and describe red to a blind person... you can't do it, it's impossible.
My list may change once I see my 445nm build come to fruition and unfortunately I've never seen a 473nm or 589nm. I can guess, but until I see them in person, I can't truly appreciate or imagine what they'll look like.
I remember back in like 95 when I bought my first green laser and beheld the deep saturated color. From them on that light became the new standard for green light in my mind. You may think I'm crazy but I have a weird fascination for light. I'm obsessed with lasers and LEDs.
My point is, there is more to lasers than lighting matches and popping balloons. Don't you agree? I'd rather have an exotic wavelength over a high power output. I'd take a 5mW 589nm pointer over a 1000mW 650nm or 532nm laser. I care more about collecting wavelengths than lighting match sticks on fire.
-Tony
Mine is 532nm and always will be. Then I like the deep rich color of 405nm, then 635nm because of it's red-orange brilliance, then 650nm, and lastly 808nm for obvious reasons. BTY you can tell the difference between 635nm and 660nm, but you've got to compare them side by side.
It's hard to describe how they look in person, and pictures don't even come close. Sure they can show the relative hues, but a camera can never capture the true essence of a specific wavelength of light as the human eye percieves it. Try and describe red to a blind person... you can't do it, it's impossible.
My list may change once I see my 445nm build come to fruition and unfortunately I've never seen a 473nm or 589nm. I can guess, but until I see them in person, I can't truly appreciate or imagine what they'll look like.
I remember back in like 95 when I bought my first green laser and beheld the deep saturated color. From them on that light became the new standard for green light in my mind. You may think I'm crazy but I have a weird fascination for light. I'm obsessed with lasers and LEDs.
My point is, there is more to lasers than lighting matches and popping balloons. Don't you agree? I'd rather have an exotic wavelength over a high power output. I'd take a 5mW 589nm pointer over a 1000mW 650nm or 532nm laser. I care more about collecting wavelengths than lighting match sticks on fire.
-Tony