Interesting. Look what happened to the screen in the three photos.
gregg
>That's OK if you like post processing. If you were shooting 500 images,
>it wouldn't be much fun to color correct a large percentage of those
>images because you didn't set the white balance right.
>
>There's definitely an artform to setting the WB. I've noticed that quite
>a few threads on the ExpoDisc http://www.expodisc.com/ lately on
>dpreview. This device, which fits over the lens, supposedly integrates
>all the light sources in a room to set the WB correctly.
>
>The E-1 also has quite a sophisticated WB routine. It's white balance
>sensor is on the front/top of the camera, where it can "see" the majority
>of the light sources. You can also point the camera at a white or neutral
>target, hit the "Auto WB" button.
>
>I did a quick test of how well the E-1's sytem works. Look on this page.
>http://skipwilliams.smugmug.com/gallery/83391. The images are resized
>jpg's to 1000 pixels wide, no post processing.
>
>Photo 1: Straight scene, VERY YELLLOW
>
>Photo 2: LESS YELLOW, BUT NOT WHITE.
>
>Photo 3: MUCH BETTER.
>
>In the end, it's better to meter (both color temperature and exposure) the
>light falling on the subject. That's why they made color temp
>meters. Getting it right is a PITA.
> >I would like additional input, but here's my take on digital White-balance:
> >
> >If you shoot RAW, you don't really have to worry too much about WB. Since
> >Photoshop CS now reads and converts RAW images from most of the major
> >manufacturers, you can perform white balance back in the comfort of your
> >home, if you don't mind spending the time doing it. The camera apparently
> >processes the RAW image after the fact anyway if it is going to save it as
> >a TIFF or JPG, so even though the RAW image is larger than JPG, by saving
> >in the RAW format you have more control over it.
> >
> >I basically set mine to auto WB and worry about it later. I like this
> >because it gives me the final control over the color balance of the image
> >without compromising the quality of the image.
> >
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