On 9/9/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a feature I hadn't seen, posted by someone on DPReview: > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=24752248 > > > Forum Pentax SLR Talk > > Subject K10D Auto White Balance Pre Set Adjustment for RAW > > Posted by Dave istDS > > Date/Time 2:57:17 PM, Sunday, September 09, 2007 (GMT) > > I use Lightroom to process my K10D RAW images and with the camera > > set to AWB, that I use most of the time, I have to shift the LR > > white balance control about 300 degrees towards yellow to get a > > better result. I have been trying to find a way to put this offset > > into LR without adjusting the Camera Claibration as I have this > > set.I knew that there was a way to fine tune the AWB setting on the > > camera and thought that this was only when shooting JPG's but I > > have just tried it and it also works for RAW. The handbook page 124 > > gives details but does not mention RAW. I know it is not changing > > the RAW data in anyway and is just reporting a different colour > > temperature and I guess it is setting an offset to the cameras WB > > measuring circuit. It stays set even when switched off and reports > > the offset on the top and rear displays. What more could you ask for! > > > > Is it only me that did not know about this great feature? > > > > Dave. > > I'm going to give it a try and see what it does. Has anyone else used > it?
No, but the Nikons have a similar set up for the WB in their cameras, a -+ 1 0 through 3. I do notice that when i open a RAW file in PS that the colour temp it is showing me say set in sun, is in the 8000 range, when sunny is around 5200 oe so. Just keep wondering why.?? Dave > > Godfrey > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
