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Nov 15, 2012 23:14:01   #
russthepig Loc: Claremont, CA
 
Which white balance setting should be used when shooting a white card to be used as the custom white balance refrence? Should I use the setting clossest to the ambient light or does it matter? Rebel XTI

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Nov 15, 2012 23:32:15   #
sloscheider Loc: Minnesota
 
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.

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Nov 15, 2012 23:52:17   #
russthepig Loc: Claremont, CA
 
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?

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Nov 15, 2012 23:57:51   #
CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver
 
russthepig wrote:
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?


What camera are you using? Nikon and Canon have similar, but not identical procedures. With Nikon you are not setting a white balance to take the shot, you are CREATING a WB.

BTW, this is all in the camera manual. What a shock!

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Nov 16, 2012 00:10:54   #
russthepig Loc: Claremont, CA
 
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?


What camera are you using? Nikon and Canon have similar, but not identical procedures. With Nikon you are not setting a white balance to take the shot, you are CREATING a WB.

BTW, this is all in the camera manual. What a shock!
quote=russthepig quote=sloscheider Unless I'm no... (show quote)
Canon XTI. To create a white balance I need a shot of something white for the camera to store as custom white balance. Does the white balance setting matter for that first shot of something white? BTW not in the manual, thats why I am asking.

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Nov 16, 2012 00:19:25   #
CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver
 
russthepig wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?


What camera are you using? Nikon and Canon have similar, but not identical procedures. With Nikon you are not setting a white balance to take the shot, you are CREATING a WB.

BTW, this is all in the camera manual. What a shock!
quote=russthepig quote=sloscheider Unless I'm no... (show quote)
Canon XTI. To create a white balance I need a shot of something white for the camera to store as custom white balance. Does the white balance setting matter for that first shot of something white? BTW not in the manual, thats why I am asking.
quote=CaptainC quote=russthepig quote=sloscheid... (show quote)


I just downloaded a pdf of the manual. It is in there. Page 86.
Tells you exactly how to do it.

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Nov 16, 2012 00:24:43   #
Val Loc: Minnesota
 
I use a gray card but white works too. I always set my white balance to "auto" then shoot my gray card. Go to the menu and choose "Custom white balance" and hit the "set" button on the wheel. The I switch it from "auto" to the WB icon and reshoot followed by the previous steps. Does that make any sense? :)

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Nov 16, 2012 00:26:03   #
russthepig Loc: Claremont, CA
 
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?


What camera are you using? Nikon and Canon have similar, but not identical procedures. With Nikon you are not setting a white balance to take the shot, you are CREATING a WB.

BTW, this is all in the camera manual. What a shock!
quote=russthepig quote=sloscheider Unless I'm no... (show quote)
Canon XTI. To create a white balance I need a shot of something white for the camera to store as custom white balance. Does the white balance setting matter for that first shot of something white? BTW not in the manual, thats why I am asking.
quote=CaptainC quote=russthepig quote=sloscheid... (show quote)


I just downloaded a pdf of the manual. It is in there. Page 86.
Tells you exactly how to do it.
quote=russthepig quote=CaptainC quote=russthepi... (show quote)
THANKS!! I have read this many times but never noticed "you can use any white balance" Sometimes I do not see what is right in front of me.

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Nov 16, 2012 00:30:55   #
CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver
 
russthepig wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?


What camera are you using? Nikon and Canon have similar, but not identical procedures. With Nikon you are not setting a white balance to take the shot, you are CREATING a WB.

BTW, this is all in the camera manual. What a shock!
quote=russthepig quote=sloscheider Unless I'm no... (show quote)
Canon XTI. To create a white balance I need a shot of something white for the camera to store as custom white balance. Does the white balance setting matter for that first shot of something white? BTW not in the manual, thats why I am asking.
quote=CaptainC quote=russthepig quote=sloscheid... (show quote)


I just downloaded a pdf of the manual. It is in there. Page 86.
Tells you exactly how to do it.
quote=russthepig quote=CaptainC quote=russthepi... (show quote)
THANKS!! I have read this many times but never noticed "you can use any white balance" Sometimes I do not see what is right in front of me.
quote=CaptainC quote=russthepig quote=CaptainC ... (show quote)


Wait 'til you get to MY age!

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Nov 16, 2012 07:59:06   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
russthepig wrote:
Which white balance setting should be used when shooting a white card to be used as the custom white balance refrence? Should I use the setting clossest to the ambient light or does it matter? Rebel XTI


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Nov 16, 2012 09:09:08   #
anotherview Loc: California
 
http://www.ehow.com/how_2258690_set-custom-white-balance-canon.html

http://www.zaffora.com/W9DMK/XtiCWB.pdf
russthepig wrote:
Which white balance setting should be used when shooting a white card to be used as the custom white balance refrence? Should I use the setting clossest to the ambient light or does it matter? Rebel XTI

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Nov 16, 2012 10:12:55   #
travelwp Loc: New Jersey
 
On the subject of white balance, I believe I'm correct on this:

I can ignore white balance because I shoot RAW with my Nikon (.nef file) Any tweaking can be done quickly in photoshop.

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Nov 16, 2012 10:59:53   #
DaveMM Loc: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
 
travelwp wrote:
On the subject of white balance, I believe I'm correct on this:

I can ignore white balance because I shoot RAW with my Nikon (.nef file) Any tweaking can be done quickly in photoshop.
Yes you are right. I usually leave my camera on AWB, so it is in the right ball park when I open it in Adobe Camera Raw, but it doesn't matter.

I have recently obtained a small neutral grey card. I take a shot of it, held at arms length and facing in the right direction, before I take the main exposure(s). By opening this with the main exposure(s) in AWB and processing them together using the grey card as my white reference, I get virtually perfect results without having to make any judgement of colour setting.

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Nov 16, 2012 11:39:27   #
Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA
 
russthepig wrote:
CaptainC wrote:
russthepig wrote:
sloscheider wrote:
Unless I'm not understanding your question you don't pick any white balance setting. When you tell the camera to create a custom white balance it will store the results in the "custom" memory.
I'm not explaining right. I take a shot of something white and use that white image as the custom white balance. When I take that shot, what white balance setting should the camera be set at?


What camera are you using? Nikon and Canon have similar, but not identical procedures. With Nikon you are not setting a white balance to take the shot, you are CREATING a WB.

BTW, this is all in the camera manual. What a shock!
quote=russthepig quote=sloscheider Unless I'm no... (show quote)
Canon XTI. To create a white balance I need a shot of something white for the camera to store as custom white balance. Does the white balance setting matter for that first shot of something white? BTW not in the manual, thats why I am asking.
quote=CaptainC quote=russthepig quote=sloscheid... (show quote)


Your question is answered in your Camera User Manual, Page 90.

In general, settings in White Balance you have several presets available on the back of the camera, behind the button marked "WB". In general these presets work very well, you select the WB for the source of lighting illuminating the subject.

These presets are usually close enough to capture the image with the correct WB; that if slightly off you can correct in Post Processing.

Michael G

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Nov 16, 2012 13:23:12   #
travelwp Loc: New Jersey
 
I can ignore white balance because I shoot RAW with my Nikon (.nef file) Any tweaking can be done quickly in photoshop.


[quote=DaveMM][Yes you are right.[/quote]

Thanks Dave !!

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