Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use various types of studio light diffusing material (even milk cartons, etc.) cut to circles of various sizes (much cheaper - disposable) Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Mar 13, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Jeff Moore wrote: > 2010-03-13-10:47:29 Ric Carter: >> so, if i shoot a graycard, and set balance accordingly manually, it >> will give me a metadata tag that will make the LR import consistent? > > Yep. A particularly handy thing to use for this is an ExpoDisc: > > http://www.expoimaging.com/product-overview.php? > cat_id=1&keywords=ExpoDisc > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/358082-REG/ > ExpoImaging_EXPOD77W_ExpoDisc_77mm_Digital_White.html > > Just slap it in front of your lens, point at the primary light source, > and grab your white-balance frame. > > The "ExpoDisc Portrait" is what I ended up preferring, pretty much > universally. It's ever-so-slightly on the cool side of neutral, which > causes the camera to compensate to ever-so-slightly warm. > > Oh, and while they have lots of sizes (presumably to fit particular > lenses), I've found that just one big one (77mm is enough bigger than > glass I regularly use) to hold in front of any lens, shade and all, is > what works for me. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information