Hi Gary,
First thanks for your time here.
Why aren't you using the Expodisc? Or Kleenix? Did I just buy the worlds most expensive lens cover? I will know soon, 2 day delivery, plus some time w/ it. I still like the theroy of the Expodisc.
TIA
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white balance card????
- Thread starter Bill Richardson
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First thanks for your time here.
Why aren't you using the Expodisc? Or Kleenix? Did I just buy the worlds most expensive lens cover? I will know soon, 2 day delivery, plus some time w/ it. I still like the theroy of the Expodisc.
TIA
Randall Smith40482
Forum Enthusiast
I came up with a cheap, easy solution as an alternative to the expensive Expodisc. It works great. Picture and text in the thread below:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=6499244
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Randall Smith
email: [email protected]
http://www.pbase.com/rbsmithphd
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=6499244
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Randall Smith
email: [email protected]
http://www.pbase.com/rbsmithphd
Must work - that is a Fantastic shot!I came up with a cheap, easy solution as an alternative to the
expensive Expodisc. It works great. Picture and text in the thread
below:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=6499244
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Kent
http://www.pbase.com/kentc
Gary Hummel
Senior Member
I think you will find that the Expo disk is more accurate than a Pringles lid or kleenex. Neither of the two other products are necessarily neutral nor are they consistent. Is it worth it? I can get accurate color without it but with it takes more effort. Try it under difficult mixed source lighting. I think you will find it very effective.Hi Gary,The card is just an 8.5x11 sheet. I like to shoot scenics,How do you use this card? Do you aim at any one shade for a
certain situation, or us the whole card to white balance too? How
large is the card?
jk
especially forest scenes so I angle the card to face the principle
source of sky lighting. The color shift from folliage can still be
a problem but it is a start.
Gary
First thanks for your time here.
Why aren't you using the Expodisc? Or Kleenix? Did I just buy the
worlds most expensive lens cover? I will know soon, 2 day delivery,
plus some time w/ it. I still like the theroy of the Expodisc.
TIA
Gary
Glad it worked. The ExpoDisk allows you to determine a custom--Gary, I just printed one and tried it. Worked great. I neverI just print my own. > Gary
would have known--thanks for the tip and education on what it meant.
Bill Richardson
Barrington, IL (USA)
white balance like an incidental light meter. It is not used
generally for reflective measurement. So, the custom white balance
setting that I have from the football game can be used in any other
mercury vapor lighting scene that may come up. I am still learning
but that is what I know so far.
Gary
Bill Richardson
Senior Member
Bill RichardsonAll in all, white balance sucks. The big problem is that it is
hard to find a white source that isn't blown out. A blown out
source will not set the balance properly because it lacks all color
data.
--All true but at least I knowq what a white point is!!! I had no idea what a 3/4 white point was. :-0
Barrington, IL (USA)
Bill Richardson
Senior Member
--Very ingenious Randall.I came up with a cheap, easy solution as an alternative to the
expensive Expodisc. It works great. Picture and text in the thread
below:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1020&message=6499244
--
Randall Smith
email: [email protected]
http://www.pbase.com/rbsmithphd
Bill Richardson
Barrington, IL (USA)
Tom Z
Forum Enthusiast
Can you buy the Expodisc from more than one source online? I have tried a few different stores and did not find it.
Is it only available from http://www.expodisc.com ?
I'm looking for the best price.
Tom
Is it only available from http://www.expodisc.com ?
I'm looking for the best price.
Tom
I think you will find that the Expo disk is more accurate than a
Pringles lid or kleenex. Neither of the two other products are
necessarily neutral nor are they consistent. Is it worth it? I
can get accurate color without it but with it takes more effort.
Try it under difficult mixed source lighting. I think you will
find it very effective.
Gary
The website reads like they are a small operation so it wouldn't surprise me if they were the only source.
Still looking forward to getting mine tomorrow, despite some other posts here giving me doubts. Having it parked on the lens beats having to carry something else around and scratched plastic would be too tacky for me. And consistency over years sounds good to me too.
Still looking forward to getting mine tomorrow, despite some other posts here giving me doubts. Having it parked on the lens beats having to carry something else around and scratched plastic would be too tacky for me. And consistency over years sounds good to me too.
Is it only available from http://www.expodisc.com ?
I'm looking for the best price.
Tom
I think you will find that the Expo disk is more accurate than a
Pringles lid or kleenex. Neither of the two other products are
necessarily neutral nor are they consistent. Is it worth it? I
can get accurate color without it but with it takes more effort.
Try it under difficult mixed source lighting. I think you will
find it very effective.
Gary
Tom Z
Forum Enthusiast
I agree with you comment on the scratched plastic. Another thing, how would you keep the scratched plastic clean. any dirt and stains would effect the color measurment.
Tom
Tom
The website reads like they are a small operation so it wouldn't
surprise me if they were the only source.
Still looking forward to getting mine tomorrow, despite some other
posts here giving me doubts. Having it parked on the lens beats
having to carry something else around and scratched plastic would
be too tacky for me. And consistency over years sounds good to me
too.
Gary Hummel
Senior Member
As far as I know it is sold only through the web site. It is a small company.Can you buy the Expodisc from more than one source online? I have
tried a few different stores and did not find it.
Is it only available from http://www.expodisc.com ?
I'm looking for the best price.
Tom
Gary
I think you will find that the Expo disk is more accurate than a
Pringles lid or kleenex. Neither of the two other products are
necessarily neutral nor are they consistent. Is it worth it? I
can get accurate color without it but with it takes more effort.
Try it under difficult mixed source lighting. I think you will
find it very effective.
Gary
it's pretty popularHave you? That sounds like a great idea.
i use it a lot, has worked flawlessly so far
feivel
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