Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/17

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Subject: [Leica] I Tried an M8; Color Question
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sat Feb 17 19:26:27 2007
References: <200702172243.l1HMhCRw023442@server1.waverley.reid.org> <45D7C6D3.2040601@concentric.net>

Bob,
Don't sweat the wb Bob.  Shoot in DNG and all will be very well indeed.
Minor tweaking in the converter of your choice, not much different than
color film but faster and easier. Forget the jpg's, raw is good.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 2/17/07, Robert D. Baron <rbaron@concentric.net> wrote:
>
> Tina, I would be surprised if the shutter speeds made that much of a
> difference.  I just checked the exif data and at ISO 160 the shutter
> speed was 1/30 sec; at ISO 640 it was 1/180; at ISO 1250 it was 1/250;
> and at ISO 2500 it was 1/750.  That may be enough of a spread to cause
> that wide of a color shift but as I say it would surprise me if that is
> the cause.
>
> Alistair, et al: I was not shooting quickly because I had to fumble
> around and remember how to change the ISO between each shot.  Further,
> if the auto white balance is that far off between shots in the same
> lighting I wonder why.
>
> And for Mark Rabiner, who waxes eloquent on the need to shove, not
> tweak, the color controls in a Buddy Holly-esque refrain ("every
> day in every way") I sing "yes, but shouldn't a Five Thousand Dollar
> Camera get it right most of the time?".
>
> Still curious,
>
> --Bob
>
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