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A spectrophotometer for measuring light received from a sample is disclosed. The spectrophotometer includes a measurement head housing a sample and an illumination arrangement having a light source essentially continuous in the visible spectral range, formed by light-emitting diodes. The measurement head includes an illumination channel for each light emitting diode directing the light from each diode at a defined angle of incidence onto a measurement spot on the sample and a collecting arrangement capturing the light originating from the measurement spot. A spectrometer is optically connected to the collecting arrangement for splitting the captured light into its spectral components and for generating corresponding electrical signals. An electronic circuit, constructed for selectively controlling the light emitting diodes, controls the illumination arrangement and the spectrometer and processes the electrical measurement signals. A color densitometer, a variant of a spectorphotometer constructed in accordance with the subject disclosure, is also disclosed.
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