[Leica] Custom white ballance <WAS>: I Tried an M8; Color Question

[lwwesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)]

It's my understanding that if you are shooting raw and setting a custom
white balance the only white balance that you are setting is the one for the
jpg preview of the image...

Leo



On 2/20/07, Eric <ericm@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Harrison:
>
> >It would have been far better to have shot it correctly the first
> >time and not spend so long fixing the image.
>
> I believe we both agree on that.  :)
>
> If you're not going to the trouble of putting a color correction filter on
> your lens, then the white balance is being set at the time of raw
> conversion
> regardless of whether you set the WB on your camera or on your
> computer.  I
> guess it's just a personal preference.  I find it faster to make the
> setting
> on my computer.  Probably a difference in how and what we shoot.
>
> If you were going to take a white balance reading at the scene and then
> select the correct filter to put in front of your lens or flashes, then
> I'd
> understand why you'd want to measure the color temp at the scene.
>
> The only time I've used the custom white balance setting on the camera is
> when I made lots of shots with studio lighting and I wanted jpegs straight
> out of the camera.  I'm always interested in trying to find bette
> workflows,
> though.  :)
>
>
>
> --
> Eric
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