How do you guys set your white balance?

[dr34mc4st3r]

just a quick survey...

if you use custom white balance, what tools are you using to set the white balance? (expodisc etc?)

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by dr34mc4st3r just a quick survey... if you use custom white balance, what tools are you using to set the white balance? (expodisc etc?)

depends lor... normally AWB cos its quite accurate on minolta...

if really going to set, would go set to daylight & such only, or really so damn niao, shoot raw then go home the set...

[zcf]

Nowadays after some complains about my colour not right in Fashion shows shooting, I shoot MRW indoor most of the time Outdoor mostly on auto mode.
Try to learn more about colour temperature now.

[smtan24]

I use the AWB. So far OK.

[Timber Wolf]

WB is irrelevant to me. I shoot RAW, but I leave it on AWB so I can see what it'll look like.

=)QX

[Magnus Wedberg]

I always shoot at daylight WB.

[KPuser]

AWB, but do not care. I always shoot with RAW..

[zcf]

Originally Posted by Magnus Wedberg I always shoot at daylight WB.

May I ask any reason why using daylight WB, is it the warm tone is prefered?

[dr34mc4st3r]

Originally Posted by Magnus Wedberg I always shoot at daylight WB.

daylight wb leaves a blueish tint on my photos, or issit just me?

[AncientMariner]

Don't know what is white balance, leh.

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Originally Posted by zcf May I ask any reason why using daylight WB, is it the warm tone is prefered?

cos all film is daylight film mah... he trying to get the same 'feel' i guess...

[Ihsan Chua]

From my personal experience, diff cameras has different response to WB settings and hence different settings. It varies from equipment, personal preference and also the race that u are shooting.

Examples of my friends who used diff cameras
1. 10D - AWB accurate so pp just set it to AWB
2. 20D - Use daylight setting
3. 20D with mertz - Mertz Flash is strong and therefore simulate as daylight

[Magnus Wedberg]

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt cos all film is daylight film mah... he trying to get the same 'feel' i guess...

That is exactly right. But also important, lighting is not neutral. It has tints. To alter the colors is unnatural...

However, I sometimes shoot with tungsten white balance at noon to get bluer images Similar to using tungsten film at night to really get the blues

[TME]

I usually use custom WB only when shooting indoors with fluorescent lighting... dun like the bluish hue on AWB... but I like the warm tones under tungsten light and therefore usually shoot on AWB with warm lights... day time outdoor shots are handled perfectly almost AWB so I dun really care to change the WB mode...

[satay16]

outdoors i use AWB.
indoor i use expoamigo to set custom WB.

[Sion]

I use Custom White Balance.

However I use different light sources depending on the lighting effect I desire. I find to get ideal white balance I need to readjust custom white balance everytime I change a light source for a shot. And I also notice that the different diffusion materials I put in front of the light source have an effect on my white balance.

I think for my case it is probably better for me to do tests and work out my white balance with adjustment on colour temperature so that I know which light needs which colour temperature setting instead of having to go through a custom white balance procedure everytime I change lighting setup for a shot.

Or the DSLR has storage of custmer white balance settings so that I could use setting 1 for such and such a shot and setting 2 for another shot. I don't think my DSLR has such a function yet.

[pai]

wah, waking up this old thread to bring it into the new year?

[TME]

Originally Posted by Sion I use Custom White Balance. However I use different light sources depending on the lighting effect I desire. I find to get ideal white balance I need to readjust custom white balance everytime I change a light source for a shot. And I also notice that the different diffusion materials I put in front of the light source have an effect on my white balance. I think for my case it is probably better for me to do tests and work out my white balance with adjustment on colour temperature so that I know which light needs which colour temperature setting instead of having to go through a custom white balance procedure everytime I change lighting setup for a shot. Or the DSLR has storage of custmer white balance settings so that I could use setting 1 for such and such a shot and setting 2 for another shot. I don't think my DSLR has such a function yet.

It's quite easy to do a custom WB isn't it? Just snap and record it??? Testing colour temperature seems more troublesome cos u have to do fine adjustments...
Anyway just a question, if u shoot indoors under low light but don't use flash, will the custom WB captured using flash be applicable? Never tried it.

[eow]

Originally Posted by TME It's quite easy to do a custom WB isn't it? Just snap and record it??? Testing colour temperature seems more troublesome cos u have to do fine adjustments... Anyway just a question, if u shoot indoors under low light but don't use flash, will the custom WB captured using flash be applicable? Never tried it.

no it doesn't work

[TME]

Originally Posted by eow no it doesn't work

I see...