D70 white balancing
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I was wondering what is a good white object to do the white balancing. A particular brand of A4 paper? A commercially avaliable white card?
Hmmm. If the auto WB on the D70 is so far off all the time. I am thinking it might not be a bad idea to pay for the Expodisc.
Hmmm. If the auto WB on the D70 is so far off all the time. I am thinking it might not be a bad idea to pay for the Expodisc.
No need Expodisc. A cheap option is to try a pringles cap or something similar. I am using my Nikon Polarizer II casing. Works very well for me. Juz another option u can explore. Let me know if u like the results. 
i think that any white paper will do for the PRE white balance... dont need these special grey cards and what not...
Actually the auto white balancing is not that bad, and you can do fine-tuning. I personally find the auto white balance a bit too cool so I set it at -2 to get it a little warmer. Some have even gone for -3.
Using Preset is good idea, but shooting in RAW is even better since you can adjust the white balance later on the computer.
Using Preset is good idea, but shooting in RAW is even better since you can adjust the white balance later on the computer.
The translucent Pringles can doesn't work well. Sometimes it causes a blue cast. Seems to work in certain situations. But those Philips power saving blubs seem to cause havoc.CAMEDIA said:No need Expodisc. A cheap option is to try a pringles cap or something similar. I am using my Nikon Polarizer II casing. Works very well for me. Juz another option u can explore. Let me know if u like the results.
Heh, I was just about to ask about this... I've been playing with PRE over the last 2 days and get pretty good results indoors, measuring off white walls, the fridge, etc. My question is this: if you use a white object, (like a piece of paper) where do you put it before measuring?
Do you position it facing the main source of light?
What happens if you have many light sources some have a yellow cast, some blue (or tungsten)?
Do you position it facing the main source of light?
What happens if you have many light sources some have a yellow cast, some blue (or tungsten)?
What happens, well it wrecks havoc, that's what happens for auto.dementate said:
If you do take events, most times you'd notice that for an environment that is lit by tungsten lighting and you use pics, the flash would look an unnatural blue if it hits hotspots on the face or spectacles reflecting the flash back. Just make it a habit when taking pictures to set the WB. It's that simple.
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