Before it got cold and snowed here, i played with the manual WB on green grass for IR balances. I noticed ,and again it could be me not doing right, that after shooting the grass with R72 filter on, (15 sec exposure to get s good reading) it gave me a test shot. I click on the, use whole fram for balance, and hit ok. When i did that, the next screen went to proper colour for the scene and gave me a yellow/brown cast instead of magenta that i got on my istD.
I intend to experiment when the snow goes away, but does this sound normal for the manual wb. Dave On 2/17/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the studio I shoot AWB and adjust color temp when doing the RAW > conversion. I can deliver any result I want that way and can adjust > the temperature and tint precisely. I don't see any reason to fool > with white balance in the camera. > Paul > On Feb 17, 2007, at 8:40 PM, William Robb wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Digital Image Studio" > > Subject: Re: K10D > > > > > >> > >> The WB function is the bit I dislike the most about the camera, the > >> screen is quite poor as a tool by which to judge colour balance > >> and if > >> you wish to take a simple WB from a card it's a more complex > >> procedure > >> than the *ist D and there is only a single memory. And in reality > >> setting the WB by temperature is only relevant if you are using an > >> external colour temperature meter as reference. They could have made > >> it a lot simpler and more effective IMO, though those impressed by > >> pretty displays and gadgets should be over the moon. > >> > > > > I recall waxing poetic about the WB. > > Considering it's level of flexibility, it should be more functional > > than it > > is. > > It is good for balancing the camera into the studio lights, but > > that is > > mostly because I have a calibrated monitor and digital photolab > > within 25 > > feet of the shooting room, so I'm not depending on the camera LCD > > for colour > > feedback. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

