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Subject: [Leica] OT: Nikon D3 wedding photographer tests
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Mon Sep 24 19:41:02 2007
References: <009b01c7fed6$883bb7e0$0302a8c0@MacPhisto><20070924213644.0C86D2FC72@donald.hostspirit.ch><46F86CC1.3020302@san.rr.com><02ce01c7ff21$8c1db7f0$0302a8c0@MacPhisto> <46F871F5.3010101@san.rr.com>

Don't think the photographer was trying to show off WB, but more of the high 
iso images. He's a well known wedding photographer and 
I doubt he normally uses Auto WB. But yes for weddings most would want a 
warm look.

WB correction is possible in Jpeg.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon D3 wedding photographer tests


> Chris,
>
> I saw the photos, and they are very good.  They all seem to have a WARM 
> cast. Could it be a lack of color correction? Is a
> white calibration possible with JPEG or is only Auto WB?
>
> Of course the customer/photographer might have wanted that warm look.
>
> I have done a large amount of color correction over the years, using sets 
> of CC filters for Kodachrome und Ektachrome.  My
> white balance was with a color temperature meter and a white card!
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Christopher Williams wrote:
>> Hey old man we'll help out a little. :)
>>
>> The photographer stated that he DID NOT do anything to the images except 
>> resize for web use. Images are straight out of the 
>> camera Jpeg's. There is yet to be a NEF converter for the D3 images so he 
>> used Jpeg. Most were also Auto WB.
>>
>> Images were mostly shot at 1600,3200, and 4000 iso. Really clean looking 
>> too, but they are small viewing images.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 8:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon D3 wedding photographer tests
>>
>>
>>> Didier und Chris,
>>>
>>> I wish I could read that website, but I cannot read brown letters on a 
>>> tan background.   It is getting late and my macular 
>>> degeneration is
>>> kicking in.
>>>
>>> Jerry
>>>
>>>
>>> Didier Ludwig wrote:
>>>> Indeed impressing. I wonder how much postproduction was in those 
>>>> pictures. Thanks for the link.
>>>> Didier
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Pretty impressive that there are Nikon digital file posts at 4000iso! 
>>>>> I'm sure the Canonites will say "big deal" but for Nikon 
>>>>> users this is a HUGE step up.
>>>>> http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/ok-its-after-1a.html
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> L
>
>
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