Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison, Thanks. That makes a lot more sense. I didn't expect the Nikon to look so bad. Len On Jan 18, 2007, at 4:16 PM, Harrison McClary wrote: > Len, > > I have found if you want color to look good under Tungsten lighting > you have to do a custom white balance, not use the camera > preprogrammed, or the auto, but do a custom. On all of my Canon's > and Nikons the Tungsten "canned" WB and auto are horrid, but if I > do a custom it looks great. On your D200 you can program up to 5 > preset white balances, so make one for Tungsten and just dial that > in when under T light. > > I am sure the M8 allows Custom WB, if not that is a MAJOR oversight > on their part. > > Leonard Taupier wrote: >> >> >> First impression. If you're shooting in tungsten lighting you >> better get the WB right for color or shoot b&w. My first color >> shots in my living room (WB tungsten) turned my blue chair purple. >> I expected that. So I took the same shot with a Tiffen hot mirror >> filter on the lens. The blue/purple chair turned brown. That I >> didn't expect so I took the same shot with my D200. Same tungsten >> WB, no filtering. The color came out exactly like the M8 hot >> mirror shot, brown chair. My only conclusion is I have some pretty >> screwy lighting in that room. > > > -- > Harrison McClary > Harrison McClary Photography > harrison@mcclary.net > http://www.mcclary.net > ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography > http://www.imagestocksouth.com > Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: > http://web.mac.com/whmcclary/iWeb/tobacco-road/Blog/Blog.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information