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gandi
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Nov 06, 2007 11:38 |  #1

Hello , what method do you guys use for setting your custom white balance or which would you advise
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Nov 06, 2007 13:45 |  #2

I use a Whibal card. Shoot AWB and set WB in Lightroom




  
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Nov 06, 2007 14:35 |  #3

I shoot AWB, RAW...and adjust afterward if needed.


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Nov 06, 2007 14:46 as a reply to  @ Big Mike's post |  #4

ExpoDisc here...works great!


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Nov 06, 2007 15:20 |  #5

I use AWB 99.9% of the time, but for really tricky mixed lighting in a church i'll shoot my Kodak white card for WB.


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Nov 06, 2007 19:35 |  #6

RVsForFun wrote in post #4265071 (external link)
ExpoDisc here...works great!

I was wondering about these.. any other input?


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Nov 07, 2007 06:35 |  #7

I use Gray card custom WB and a little adjust in CR


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Nov 07, 2007 18:18 as a reply to  @ Geo's post |  #8
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AWB and adjust in CS3 raw module if needed (I shoot jpeg). If I really have to do a custom one (very rare) I just use a pure white coffee filter, works just fine and a lot cheaper..easier to fold and put in shirt pocket.




  
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Nov 08, 2007 08:05 |  #9

Tricky one for sure.
I shoot AWB.
RAW.

Sometimes I'll do custom WB but very rarely due to the fact that most venues seem to have mismatched light bulbs and fluorescents tubes as far as color temperature goes. Also flash overrides ambient but when you drag the shutter you are combining different light sources (flash+ambient) and get a new color temp.

I've tried shooting a WB card with the flash and using that as custom WB several times. It works OK but it starts to have issues once you start using a WB shot you took with the flash at 125 shutter and then you start to drag the shutter at a lower speed.


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