Skin tone and 707

Here is a question to owners and observers of the pictures we have seen so far.

Are the skin tones accurate?

It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

Now I am not trying to throw stones at the 707, I have one preordered and can't wait to get it, its that a Fuji 6900 made me a little sensitive to this.

Now if this is the case I then wonder is it simply a matter of using the custom whitebalance to correct this?

Thanks
Jrouss

I can't answer your question completely but custom whitebalance will not do anything for a flash shot.

jrouss said:

Here is a question to owners and observers of the pictures we have
seen so far.

Are the skin tones accurate?

It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the
subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park
is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

Now I am not trying to throw stones at the 707, I have one
preordered and can't wait to get it, its that a Fuji 6900 made me a
little sensitive to this.

Now if this is the case I then wonder is it simply a matter of
using the custom whitebalance to correct this?

Thanks
Jrouss

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I just found Jeff.S gallery and the skin tones look pretty good. If your oout there Jeff are you using the custom w/b?

jrouss said:

Here is a question to owners and observers of the pictures we have
seen so far.

Are the skin tones accurate?

It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the
subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park
is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

Now I am not trying to throw stones at the 707, I have one
preordered and can't wait to get it, its that a Fuji 6900 made me a
little sensitive to this.

Now if this is the case I then wonder is it simply a matter of
using the custom whitebalance to correct this?

Thanks
Jrouss

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I am extremely happy with skin tones so far. I have been using a Coolpix 995 up until now and it is famous for reddish tint on skin tones. The F707 give much more natural results.

No, not yet. However, it may be important to point out that the w/b is always in auto in flash shots.

Jeff S.

jrouss said:

jrouss said:

Here is a question to owners and observers of the pictures we have
seen so far.

Are the skin tones accurate?

It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the
subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park
is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

Now I am not trying to throw stones at the 707, I have one
preordered and can't wait to get it, its that a Fuji 6900 made me a
little sensitive to this.

Now if this is the case I then wonder is it simply a matter of
using the custom whitebalance to correct this?

Thanks
Jrouss

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Didn't know that I only brought it up because of the 6900. It seems that the W/B has sometihing to do with the skin tones and inddor flash pics.

Jeff S. said:

Jeff S.

jrouss said:

jrouss said:

Here is a question to owners and observers of the pictures we have
seen so far.

Are the skin tones accurate?

It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the
subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park
is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

Now I am not trying to throw stones at the 707, I have one
preordered and can't wait to get it, its that a Fuji 6900 made me a
little sensitive to this.

Now if this is the case I then wonder is it simply a matter of
using the custom whitebalance to correct this?

Thanks
Jrouss

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Tim Sutherland said:

I am extremely happy with skin tones so far. I have been using a
Coolpix 995 up until now and it is famous for reddish tint on skin
tones. The F707 give much more natural results.

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Is your server down?

Ron Parr

I've noticed also that most of the shots I've gotten impart a ruddy (but healthy) complexion to anyone who's white skinned. Since I have darker skin, I noticed it right away. It doesn't show up on Black skin, though. The skin colors are pretty accurate for anyone who's not extremely light. I've shot Pacific Islanders, Black, Irish and mixed background (sounds like my family!) and everyone who wasn't white turned out perfectly!

So, yes, there is most definitely a red cast to White-skinned subjects.

Interestingly enough, in one of my flash photos at work, the subject's skin turned bluish: perhaps the fluorescent fixture over her head?

I have two (2) 707s, so I thought perhaps it was sample-to-sample variation. Nope! It's the same for both of 'em.

By the way, any photographers in the SF Bay Area are welcome to contact me and do some shooting with the camera (I'll need to be around, natch! and have the time, but otherwise...). Especially those of you who have more "digital acumen" than me. I'm a SLR/Medium format old-timer. Some of the terms, like "CA" and such, don't make much sense to me. So, as an exchange, I'll let you play with the camera, make a new buddy (or two) and you can enlighten me as to what all these terms mean that I see bandied about on the board!

What reds in the 995? These don't have reds in them Both shot inside. low light.Nikon has true colors....





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Tim Sutherland said:

I am extremely happy with skin tones so far. I have been using a
Coolpix 995 up until now and it is famous for reddish tint on skin
tones. The F707 give much more natural results.

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Ron Parr said:

Tim Sutherland said:

I am extremely happy with skin tones so far. I have been using a
Coolpix 995 up until now and it is famous for reddish tint on skin
tones. The F707 give much more natural results.

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Is your server down?

Ron Parr

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Unfortunately yes. I started hosting my web site on my own server to prevent this but the company I use to redirect the dns must be down. Can't win - hopefully will be back up soon.
Thanks

jrouss said:

Are the skin tones accurate?
It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the
subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park
is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

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First of all, it's hard to get the skintones right when shooting indoors (WB). It's even harder when using flash.

Secondary, the gallery we've seen (Jeff's one), the one with red faces, was made like this on purpose. ;-) Jeff wanted to test Sony's reds, so all people he took the pictures of, weared the bright red shirts. When you wear something bright - it's color gets reflected on your skin and (especially) eyes. I'm saying that in reality a man's face will appear reddish, if he's wearing a red shirt.

Yes I noticed the red shirts and discounted those as an example of red tints. I also noticed he has some pictures that have no tint to them at all.

softtower said:

jrouss said:

Are the skin tones accurate?
It seems that in the indoor pics there is some red tinge to the
subjects faces. So far Brians outdoor shot of the baby in the park
is the only picture that doesn not have this tinge.

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First of all, it's hard to get the skintones right when shooting
indoors (WB). It's even harder when using flash.

Secondary, the gallery we've seen (Jeff's one), the one with red
faces, was made like this on purpose. ;-) Jeff wanted to test
Sony's reds, so all people he took the pictures of, weared the
bright red shirts. When you wear something bright - it's color gets
reflected on your skin and (especially) eyes. I'm saying that in
reality a man's face will appear reddish, if he's wearing a red
shirt.

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