White Balance target

[k9trainer]

What do you prefer as a white balance target and why?

I'm in the market for one and could use some help. I was considering one of Ed Pierce targets but is there any othere to consider?http://www.photovisionvideo.com/store/shop.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=DCT

[tetrode]

What do you prefer as a white balance target and why?

I'm in the market for one and could use some help. I was considering one of Ed Pierce targets but is there any othere to consider?http://http://www.photovisionvideo.com/store/shop.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=P&Category_Code=DCT

The Photovision targets are really very cleverly designed and allow you to accurately set exposure as well as white balance. I recently got the 14" version and am very pleased with the results. The price may seem wacky for a 14" square of cloth but it does solve two problems elegantly and conveniently.

Dave F.

[lildexmom]

I got one of Ed's WB targets at his lighting seminar a few weeks ago and it will probably work just fine but I have not been able to play the instructional DVD that came with it on any of the DVD players that I have. It just skips and stutters.

[SkipD]

I normally use either a plain old (really old) Kodak grey card and/or a Gretag MacBeth ColorChecker (like this one - XRite is a new owner of the product) (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465286-REG/Xrite_MSCCC_Original_ColorChecker_Card.html).

[k9trainer]

I got one of Ed's WB targets at his lighting seminar a few weeks ago and it will probably work just fine but I have not been able to play the instructional DVD that came with it on any of the DVD players that I have. It just skips and stutters.

If you go to the link I posted you can view the information at that link.

[lildexmom]

Thank you k9trainer ~ I will be checking out that site for sure :cool:

[Jon]

I normally use either a plain old (really old) Kodak grey card and/or a Gretag MacBeth ColorChecker (like this one - XRite is a new owner of the product) (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465286-REG/Xrite_MSCCC_Original_ColorChecker_Card.html).So do I. Mine has Kodak Color Control strips bonded to the sides as a "bonus".

[GSansoucie]

I use the WhiBal Card (http://www.pictureflow.com/products/whibal/index.html) always. It is a bit pricey, but well made, it can get wet and will still work (try that with a kodak grey card).

Also, the kodak grey cards lose their color rapidly, they are too damn big, and just not easy to use.

The Whibal is plastic, small, comes with a laynard which really helps as you can hang it just about anywhere you shoot.

[Permagrin]

The Photovision targets are really very cleverly designed and allow you to accurately set exposure as well as white balance. I recently got the 14" version and am very pleased with the results. The price may seem wacky for a 14" square of cloth but it does solve two problems elegantly and conveniently.

Dave F.

I got one of Ed's WB targets at his lighting seminar a few weeks ago and it will probably work just fine but I have not been able to play the instructional DVD that came with it on any of the DVD players that I have. It just skips and stutters.

+3 for the target...I really like ours. The video was very instructive on the best ways to use it.

[gryphonslair99]

Used this a couple of years now and it works great.
http://www.lastolite.com/ezybalance.php

[joove]

What do you prefer as a white balance target and why?

I'm in the market for one and could use some help. I was considering one of Ed Pierce targets but is there any othere to consider?http://www.photovisionvideo.com/store/shop.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=DCT

Depends on whether you want it for studio use or on the go. I had a whibal-6 first, bought it based on the glowing comments on potn. However, I pretty much carry my lowepro offtrail1 as my primary bag and carry only what fits in there most of the time. Once I started using the whibal-6, I realized my issues with it. I sometimes just forget to carry it!!

I have since started using http://precisioncaps.com/ and am never without a whibal source as long as I have the two lens caps I have stuck them on. The precision-cap is a bit shiny and one should be more careful about specularity than when using whibal-6 or the like. My thread detailing why I switched is at http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450104. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=450104)

[Grentz]

Those caps look pretty awesome, I might have to get one of those!