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I've been playing with the D800 for a week now.

I don't mind that the LCD is a bit off. However I notice the same yellowish tint in the photos when I look on screen (NEC2690 calibrated).

So has anyone had this problem? and if so, what did you do to fix it?

thanks,
Mark
 
My screen definitely has a yellow hue, but when I examine the photos on my 27 inch monitor they looks absolutely perfect.
 
Mark den Hartog said:
I've been playing with the D800 for a week now.

I don't mind that the LCD is a bit off. However I notice the same yellowish tint in the photos when I look on screen (NEC2690 calibrated).

So has anyone had this problem? and if so, what did you do to fix it?

thanks,
Mark
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Sorry for the obvious statement, but do you have the warmer of the two auto WBs set by any chance?
 
I tried both.
In NX2 I could try all of them.

WB1 & WB2 a bit yellowish
"calculate automatically" is a fun when, then everything turns blue.
andy bp said:
Mark den Hartog said:
I've been playing with the D800 for a week now.

I don't mind that the LCD is a bit off. However I notice the same yellowish tint in the photos when I look on screen (NEC2690 calibrated).

So has anyone had this problem? and if so, what did you do to fix it?

thanks,
Mark
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Sorry for the obvious statement, but do you have the warmer of the two auto WBs set by any chance?
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You give no details on your WB setup in camera. Hard to say anything without information on exactly how you have your WB set. I have not noticed any computer screen yellow cast if I have set WB correctly. I do not use either of the auto WB settings. I use custom WB based off a grey card or an ExpoDisc.

If I was getting a cast with any of the built in WB settings on the camera I would ignore it. For example, daylight WB on the D800 is 5050K +10 (I think) when you load it into ACR. If you choose the Adobe Daylight WB setting the WB jumps to 5400K. If I take a photo of a ColorChecker card in full noon time sun and eye dropper the WB in ACR the value is around 5250K +18.

So I can only speak for me but I really don't take much stock in any of the in camera WB presets or ACR.
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Mike Dawson
 
I just use Auto-WB and I was shooting in daylight (in the shade)
this evening tried again, it was overcast and getting dar already. Same problem.
Pictures inside the house with halogen lighting were a bit better.

I use Capture NX2 but I also see it in ACR.

The biggest problem is skintones. for other shot's it doesn't bother me that much.

thanks Michael :-)
michaeladawson said:
You give no details on your WB setup in camera. Hard to say anything without information on exactly how you have your WB set. I have not noticed any computer screen yellow cast if I have set WB correctly. I do not use either of the auto WB settings. I use custom WB based off a grey card or an ExpoDisc.

If I was getting a cast with any of the built in WB settings on the camera I would ignore it. For example, daylight WB on the D800 is 5050K +10 (I think) when you load it into ACR. If you choose the Adobe Daylight WB setting the WB jumps to 5400K. If I take a photo of a ColorChecker card in full noon time sun and eye dropper the WB in ACR the value is around 5250K +18.

So I can only speak for me but I really don't take much stock in any of the in camera WB presets or ACR.
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Mike Dawson
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yes that off course is a solution. and that works I tried it this evening.
But none the less I would prefer it a bit more accurate.

I just mailed nikon to see what they say about it. now let's hope i'll get an answer.
tdptdp said:
Shoot a gray card?
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If you want to use auto-WB and expext it to be spot on all the time I'm afraid what you are asking out of Nikon is a losing proposition.

However, if you are seeing a consistent level of too much yellow then I would think that the solution is easy. Simply go into the shooting menu under White Balance and dial in a little less yellow for your Auto-WB preset. Maybe one notch towards blue?
Mark den Hartog said:
I just mailed nikon to see what they say about it. now let's hope i'll get an answer.
tdptdp said:
Shoot a gray card?
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Mike Dawson
 
Yes I am afraid it is quite consistent.
I will try to make something of it.
Then again this was the question in the initial post,.. does anyone have a fix?

thanks.
Mark
michaeladawson said:
If you want to use auto-WB and expext it to be spot on all the time I'm afraid what you are asking out of Nikon is a losing proposition.

However, if you are seeing a consistent level of too much yellow then I would think that the solution is easy. Simply go into the shooting menu under White Balance and dial in a little less yellow for your Auto-WB preset. Maybe one notch towards blue?
Mark den Hartog said:
I just mailed nikon to see what they say about it. now let's hope i'll get an answer.
tdptdp said:
Shoot a gray card?
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Mike Dawson
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Mark den Hartog said:
Yes I am afraid it is quite consistent.
I will try to make something of it.
Then again this was the question in the initial post,.. does anyone have a fix?
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I get different color bias with different lenses. I think the solution is to do a custom camera profile for each lens. I've just started using QPcard 203 book and liking it a little better than the ColorChecker Passport. However, it is too early to say for sure. You have to be using Lightroom or Photoshop to make use of such profiles. I don't think NX2 uses .dcp files. If you use a different converter, you would have to check to see if it supports .dcp profiles.

I tried Auto WB for awhile with the D800E and found it to be rather bad. I shoot NEFs so I prefer to set it in post.
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Robin Casady
http://www.robincasady.com/Photo/index.html
 
well this post helps me a lot!
it is indeed lens dependent and the evil lens seems to be the 24-70!

The 70-200 seems much better and also the 70-300 does a better job (a bit less than the 70-200 but much better than the 24-70)

thanks!
mark
Robin Casady said:
Mark den Hartog said:
Yes I am afraid it is quite consistent.
I will try to make something of it.
Then again this was the question in the initial post,.. does anyone have a fix?
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I get different color bias with different lenses. I think the solution is to do a custom camera profile for each lens. I've just started using QPcard 203 book and liking it a little better than the ColorChecker Passport. However, it is too early to say for sure. You have to be using Lightroom or Photoshop to make use of such profiles. I don't think NX2 uses .dcp files. If you use a different converter, you would have to check to see if it supports .dcp profiles.

I tried Auto WB for awhile with the D800E and found it to be rather bad. I shoot NEFs so I prefer to set it in post.
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Robin Casady
http://www.robincasady.com/Photo/index.html
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