The cameras' Auto ISO algorithms simply have a relatively limited
range of adaptation/adjustment. It doesn't make much difference to me
whether I spend a half second in Lightroom to color correct white
balance, so that's a pretty small advantage. I don't think I've ever
moved any of my cameras' settings from Auto ISO.
If making the processing effort smaller by whatever increment is
important to you, then I'm glad it's working well. However, I suspect
it's more that iPhoto's adjustment tools are relatively primitive
compared to ACR or Lightroom that is really making the difference.
iPhoto isn't exactly a paragon of image processing applications,
although used sensibly it can do a pretty nice job. I've simply found
it too awkward to obtain the results I want when I try it. That's one
of the tradeoffs of using no-cost software.
Godfrey
On Apr 28, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Nick Wright wrote:
Not having to fiddle with it during processing is a huge functional
advantage in my book.
I know since it's captured in RAW the WB is not locked in, but it
still shows up in the RAW converter at the setting I shot it. I could
change it if I liked. But I really prefer to spend as little time as
possible playing with my pictures in the computer.
Also the colors of the photos I shot with the custom WB are "right" to
me. I did not have to adjust the color at all. I adjusted the exposure
and contrast in iPhoto but that was it. The photos that I did not set
my WB required a lot of tweaking and I still don't like the way they
look.
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