Color Balance?

[RacePhoto]

TemperatureTypical Sources

1000K Candles, oil lamps
2000K Very early sunrise; low effect tungsten lamps
2500K Household light bulbs
3000K Studio lights, photo floods
4000K Clear flashbulbs
5000K Typical daylight; electronic flash
5500K The sun at noon
6000K Bright sunshine with clear sky
7000K Slightly overcast sky
8000K Hazy sky
9000K Open shade on clear day
10,000K Heavily overcast sky

The daylight balanced fluorescent bulbs I just bought are 5500K The Xenon flash tube in the strobe lists at 6500 (or 6490, depending on where I look)

How can flash ever balance with daylight, except under ideal conditions?

And why do the charts list flash at 5000K not 6500K?

 

[Garbz]

No idea, my Nikon SB-800 flash is definitely cooler than 5000K though. I'd put the number between 5200K and 5500K myself. Mind you when taking photos outdoors a 1000K either way still blends in nicely.

Try taking some shots and see if you can notice a colour cast on your subject, or the background on a nice day.

 

[EOS_JD]

Here's a chart