Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] Custom white ballance <WAS>: I Tried an M8; Color Question
From: lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary)
Date: Tue Feb 20 15:20:39 2007
References: <C1FF07E5.114D0%heninger@adobe.com> <45D9CF22.1040908@mcclary.net> <vjnkt2haqsr7tclpu33rivmheo46v2448b@4ax.com> <45DA61BB.5000104@mcclary.net> <2tqlt2lg9toqem33h3ojhqfnnkkfehe2sr@4ax.com> <45DB0A84.5000708@mcclary.net> <g2umt2hragnl2dfh55nd9bo1tcmp83kdh4@4ax.com> <5fe055490702201501l4d8b3804ke18f8087e4d6c476@mail.gmail.com>

leo wesson wrote:
> It's my understanding that if you are shooting raw and setting a custom
> white balance the only white balance that you are setting is the one 
> for the
> jpg preview of the image...

Well...it is stored in the RAW data and applied when you convert unless 
you change it to a preset or tweak it.  So even in RAW the custom WB 
does help with getting more accurate colors, at least it does for me.

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