Custom White Balance

snapzz · Oct 7, 2003

Hi

I did some test shots using white balance bracketing function for skin tones. I then set the best bracketed shot as custom WB but when I shot another test the pic had a very heavy green cast.I repeated the exercise just incase I did something wrong but same result. Can the custm WB be set this way?

Ron Marcott · Oct 7, 2003

snapzz said:
Hi
I did some test shots using white balance bracketing function for
skin tones. I then set the best bracketed shot as custom WB but
when I shot another test the pic had a very heavy green cast.I
repeated the exercise just incase I did something wrong but same
result. Can the custm WB be set this way?

Did you shoot something white in the light to be used to set the custom WB. Shooting the skin tone will not work. A white, unlined piece of paper will do.

snapzz · Oct 7, 2003

Ron Marcott said:
snapzz said:

Hi
I did some test shots using white balance bracketing function for
skin tones. I then set the best bracketed shot as custom WB but
when I shot another test the pic had a very heavy green cast.I
repeated the exercise just incase I did something wrong but same
result. Can the custm WB be set this way?

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Did you shoot something white in the light to be used to set the
custom WB. Shooting the skin tone will not work. A white, unlined
piece of paper will do.

No I tried to shoot for the skin tones.

RichW · Oct 7, 2003

You need something white or with no color cast to use as a white balance picture. Even a gray card will work. Definately not skin.

Rich

iMac therefore iAm · Oct 7, 2003

Then you're throwing the white balance further off. You're basically telling hte camera that skin tone = white. You need to shoot a solid white object.

snapzz said:
No I tried to shoot for the skin tones.

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'Me fail English? That's unpossible!'

snapzz · Oct 7, 2003

RichW said:
You need something white or with no color cast to use as a white
balance picture. Even a gray card will work. Definately not skin.

Rich

Pity the bracketed pic looked good.Heres another, as I waited for a reply I fiddled with my 10D which has a BD-EG3 battery pack attached that used to be on my old D30. I noticed the shutter button nor the function dial on the grip wouldnt work. Are these not availble to use when attached to the 10D?

Juli Valley · Oct 7, 2003

Yes, it works on the 10D. Did you flip the switch to on?

snapzz · Oct 7, 2003

Juli Valley said:
Yes, it works on the 10D. Did you flip the switch to on?

Thought it was but obviously was'nt how many "T's" in Prat!!
Thanks to everyone

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