WB setting while using flash

[Compact Diss]

I'm using the 50D.

I usually shoot without flash, concerts, and MMA. The fights happen in one spot, so I customize my WB. Concerts, the lighting is all over the place so I usually leave it on AWB, and adjust later in PS.

I am covering an indoor event, I see a setting for "Flash", do you use this setting, or leave it on AWB? Having never used the "Flash" setting, I'm not sure if it's worthwhile to use it.

Any help is appreciated.

THANK YOU!

[OdiN1701]

Honestly I almost always shoot in AWB and worry about adjustments later. I don't often have the time to be adjusting the WB a lot.

[Compact Diss]

Thank You, I was just wondering if people had the experience of the flash setting working better in these type of situations. AWB it is!

[Valjoy]

As Above....AWB and correct later if needed. Weddings are often very fast paced so this works for me.
cheers Val

[booboo]

AWB for me and adjust in later as well but in some cases with badly lit churches with no flash allowed I do a custom white balance and adjust later on if needed

[viet]

If you know flash will be your main source of light and ambient is fill for background etc, then set it to flash, the little lighting icon on your WB setting. If not, just do auto as others suggested.

I often use flash as my WB when I shoot indoors at dark venues. It normally saves me some time to process later.

I'm using the 50D.

I usually shoot without flash, concerts, and MMA. The fights happen in one spot, so I customize my WB. Concerts, the lighting is all over the place so I usually leave it on AWB, and adjust later in PS.

I am covering an indoor event, I see a setting for "Flash", do you use this setting, or leave it on AWB? Having never used the "Flash" setting, I'm not sure if it's worthwhile to use it.

Any help is appreciated.

THANK YOU!

[DarenM]

I use the flash setting on my 40D or daylight setting, both are about the same. Have had good luck with the white balance results and little pp required.

[Peacefield]

Just to ask a different but related question: other than processing time on the back end, there really is no value in doing a custom WB, correct? I mean that if the scene is 4000k, I leave it in AWB, the camera mistakenly views the scene as 5200k and I adjust it to 4000 as part of PP, the quality of the color is exactly the same as if I had dialed the camera in to 4000 to begin with, correct?

[DarenM]

I suppose..but I would rather spend my time taking pictures than on the computer post processing, anything you can do to eliminate pp is beneficial.

[RichLPhotography]

Just to ask a different but related question: other than processing time on the back end, there really is no value in doing a custom WB, correct? I mean that if the scene is 4000k, I leave it in AWB, the camera mistakenly views the scene as 5200k and I adjust it to 4000 as part of PP, the quality of the color is exactly the same as if I had dialed the camera in to 4000 to begin with, correct?

Correct... assuming you are shooting RAW.. if you are shooting in jpeg format then there is more concern with WB since there is less leeway in the file.

[Mrsjperry]

If time allows I use my Lally cap (which I've been able to use in weddings) and it helps out greatly in post productivity.

[vibin247]

If you're shooting in RAW, just keep it simple and go AWB.