New White Balance technology?

So, I did not find any pricing for this item. Anyone know where to buy?
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Mark
http://markm.zenfolio.com/

--Only, how do you find out where to purchase one, and for what cost?

Thanks...

Russ



Greater is He that is within me, than he who is in this world...

I got the large one for a show special at $140, and it does work as advertised, somehow my photos seem more snappy, I cant describe it, but if you have a chance to try one out youll see what I mean. (this product works better then the whibal I have especially in overcast skies)



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As for places to pick it up, right now they sell them overseas, but expect them in the states soon. An as far as prices, they are expensive. (I lucked out at the show, with their special pricing).

http://www.ukphotographics.co.uk/magazine/news/ns_200610_cblwhitebalance.cfm

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Hi there. Would you happen to know the key differences between this product and an Expodisc?

Thanks.

For one example, Expodisc is an incident WB item, while the CBL does reflected WB. (allowing you to angle for light sources, say you have the sunlight and an interior light coming in on an object/person, you can adjust the angle of the CBL to achieve white balance from one of the sources, while the Expo Disc being a incident reader does not allow you to distinguish which light source you want, it will take an average of the two light sources, plus being able to adjust the angle of the CBL, using its prism/mirror, you can pinpoint an object that may be throwing off extra color that may affect color tone, such as a light hitting someones face after being bounced off a bright green sweater). Im still learning how to use it (since Ive only had it a day), but being able to take into account reflected color, is one of the reasons its better then the whibal. Which only is a standard white/grey/black card. The expodisc is great for a walkaround solution, but for dead accurate work I find the CBL to be better.)
-My two cents

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canonpro said:

still learning how to use it (since Ive only had it a day), but
being able to take into account reflected color, is one of the
reasons its better then the whibal. Which only is a standard
white/grey/black card. The expodisc is great for a walkaround
solution, but for dead accurate work I find the CBL to be better.)
-My two cents

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Can you explain how you are able to account for reflected color ?

All i see in the product is a white reflector with some cutouts and what seems to be some reflective silver surface behind it.

Cant imagine how that would be any different from any other reflective white surface and especially not how you would account for a reflected color that comes in with the light source

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http://www.PalmsWestPhoto.com

No more white paper or card,for sony H7 H9
Taken from Sony Cyber-shot DSc-H9

White Balance

The white balance options can be found in the recording menu with a small live preview behind the text. The white balance can be set to Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Flash, or One Push. The latter option is Sony’s manual white balance mode. It is set by scrolling to the far right and last option on the list called One Push Set. Once scrolled onto the option, the camera waits about a half-second and then takes a measurement – so users better be centered on something white by this point – and automatically scrolls back to the One Push option. This seems to work well, and it worked best at the Sony booth where lime green colored backdrops and poor lighting seemed to throw all other settings off a bit.
Dave

From Sony Cyber-shot H-9 Fifst Impressions Review.
Dave,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ourphotostore

I'm sorry I did not notice that you had to be centerer ( focused )
on something white. Forget you ever heard my name .

interesting concept

Rumpis said:

http://www.cbllens.com/main/home/home.php

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Gary Eickmeier

I have no idea if it works, but the claims on that website are ridiculous. "improves resolution, gradation" ?? The theory is totally made up by some advertising dummy.
How about restoring hair loss too!

I cannot see why anyone would spend more than $20 on this problem. I use a Kodak gray card for white balance, and I've yet to hear any good reasons for using a more expensive product.

Ease of use: What's easier than getting the 4x5 gray card out of it's plastic sleeve and telling the camera to do Preset WB, then firing one shot at it. Simple.

Durability: I've been using the same gray card for over a year, and it came with two 8x10 cards so I could make eight more 4x5s if I needed to.
Portability: Did I mention you only need a 4"x5" card?

Advantages: Can be used to turn your camera's reflected light meter into an incident light meter.

This isn't a problem that requires exotic technologies, not that I see any in either the Expodisc or this CBL product.

Dave

I agree - there is little more needed then a basic gray card. For the price, one can keep a set of gray cards, each with a slight "bias" hand made by adding a little color (just a trace) to warm up or cool down a WB or to adjjust the tint of the final picture.

I also use an old miinolta flash meter, which is nice to have when you want to keep a record of what the light temperature really was. This is useful when trying to combine lights from different manufacturers - always risky - but sometimes do-able if you can meter and test in advance.

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http://www.cbllens.com/main/home/home.php

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Why is this better than a gray card?

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