On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote:
> Neat, but kinda big and, with those sharp corners, hardly pocketable.

Its all fun and games till some one looses and eye.

Howe do i get that in my macro shots.

Dave
> My suspicion is that a decent grey card hits a big 80/20 point... -T
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Brendan MacRae
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> This came across my email this morning:
>>
>> http://spyder.datacolor.com/product-cb-spydercube.php
>>
>> Pretty ingenious solution. I like the idea of the "black trap." I have a 
>> Kodak Color Separation and Gray Scale Guide but because it's one 
>> dimensional, if set at an angle within a scene, absolute black can 
>> occassionally reflect badly and be useless. This cube seems to solve that 
>> issue. I also like the fact that it can be mounted to a stand/tripod or just 
>> hung up or held.
>>
>> There's a video on this page (shot with the Canon 5D MkII) that explains how 
>> to set your values in either Lightroom or Camera Raw (this will work in 
>> Aperture, as well.)
>>
>> Pretty nifty little device. Of course, it's overpriced, but I suppose 
>> everyone will have to weigh that against time wasted trying other fixes.
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> -Brendan
>>
>>
>>
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