On 12 Oct 2003 at 12:40, Jim Apilado wrote: > I wonder how many users of digital equipment carry a white card to do white > balancing? Just like how many digital slr users carry a light meter around > with them all the time so they can get more accurate metering that their > dslr doesn't seemingly give them. Lots of extra stuff to carry.
For daylight shooting the fixed colour temps are pretty reliable, I only tend to pack my white reference card when I need absolute colour consistency under mixed lighting. Using an external meter with a digicam is a farce. The fact that most have integrated exposure histograms and the ability to dial up the contrast to suite the conditions means that a light meter will only get you in the ball-park. You have to use the in camera displays to optimise your exposure. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
