Paul said that, not Shel:-). I don't have my guide with me, but I think I'll stick to white. It works. Paul
> Shel wrote > >use a pure white card, not a neutral gray card. > > Well my user guide says (translated from German p. 142): ...point the camera > at a white or gray area and make sure it fills the frame.... > Cheers > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 10. marts 2005 16:47 > Til: [email protected] > Emne: RE: Setting White Balance (was: NorCal First Pic) > > > Shooting RAW doesn't postpone the problem, it just allows you absolute > control during post processing. For setting white balance, you should use a > pure white card, not a neutral gray card. > Paul > > > > I believe the auto setting is quite good. > > Better perhaps is using the optional manual setting by measuring off a > > proper grey card. It's quite easy and very useful for studio work for > > instance. (Should this be an ordinary grey card BTW? - AFAIR any neutral > > grey or white can be used successfully). > > > > Shooting RAW does allow you to correct the WB/Colour Temperature later. > That > > is of course only postponing the problem, isn't it? > > Another method to correct colours is by using the pipette in Photoshop CS > > (levels) to determine "neutral grey". I do this a lot. > > > > all the best > > Jens Bladt > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sendt: 10. marts 2005 04:12 > > Til: [email protected] > > Cc: Paul Stenquist; Bruce Dayton; Rob Studdert > > Emne: Setting White Balance (was: NorCal First Pic) > > > > > > I just noticed that the white balance was set @ 4450 for every shot I took > > - about ninety. That tells me that perhaps Bruce had set the WB at that > > level for some reason and, of course, not knowing squat about WB, the > tones > > of the pics are all over the place. So, how important is the proper WB > > setting? I know it can be adjusted in the RAW converters, but does the > > image suffer in any way because of it? What's the best way to set WB on > > the istD? Use the auto feature or try to set it by estimating the color > > temp of the light. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > >
