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 …en=CTGY&Category_Code=DCT
k9trainer Senior Member  386 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jun 2003 Location: Kailua Hawaii More info | Apr 25, 2008 16:28 | #1 What do you prefer as a white balance target and why? Canon 5D Mark IV & BG-E20
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tetrode I am a walking repository of thoroughly useless information  3,777 posts Likes: 6 Joined Jan 2006 Location: New York More info | Apr 25, 2008 17:25 | #2 k9trainer wrote in post #5403956 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 …_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.
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lildexmom Senior Member  258 posts Joined Dec 2007 Location: Mid Michigan More info | Apr 25, 2008 17:33 | #3 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. Canon ~ 7D, 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS,
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SkipD Cream of the Crop  20,476 posts Likes: 165 Joined Dec 2002 Location: Southeastern WI, USA More info | Apr 25, 2008 17:49 | #4 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) Skip Douglas
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k9trainer THREAD STARTER Senior Member 386 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jun 2003 Location: Kailua Hawaii More info | Apr 25, 2008 18:03 | #5 lildexmom wrote in post #5404237 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. Canon 5D Mark IV & BG-E20
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lildexmom Senior Member 258 posts Joined Dec 2007 Location: Mid Michigan More info | Thank you k9trainer ~ I will be checking out that site for sure Canon ~ 7D, 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS,
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Apr 25, 2008 19:21 | #7 SkipD wrote in post #5404315 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) .So do I. Mine has Kodak Color Control strips bonded to the sides as a "bonus". Jon
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GSansoucie Senior Member  788 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2005 Location: Southern Maine More info | Apr 25, 2008 22:09 | #8 I use the WhiBal Card -=Glen=-
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Permagrin High Priestess of all I survey  77,915 posts Likes: 21 Joined Aug 2006 Location: day dreamin' More info | tetrode wrote in post #5404203 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 wrote in post #5404237 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. .. It's Permie's world, we just live in it! ~CDS
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gryphonslair99 Senior Member  491 posts Joined Aug 2006 Location: Wichita, Kansas More info | Used this a couple of years now and it works great. You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.
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joove Senior Member 471 posts Joined Jul 2006 More info | Apr 25, 2008 22:46 | #11 k9trainer wrote in post #5403956 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 …en=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!! Vamsi
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Grentz Goldmember  2,874 posts Joined Apr 2007 Location: Midwest, USA More info | Apr 25, 2008 23:12 | #12 Those caps look pretty awesome, I might have to get one of those! Search.TechIslands.com
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