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Subject: [OM] Re: [photo] Great Blue Heron 10
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:13:15 -0400
Richard, to what temperature is your monitor set?

I know it won't affect the numeric results of your tests, but
certainly affects what you're seeing on the screen.

ScottGee1


On 4/21/06, Richard Lovison <rlovison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 4/21/06, Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I guess you could do a custom WB using the Tak. and a white card then see
> > how it makes the tree/sky/heron look.
>
>
>
> Just did some tests.  I did a custom white balance reading using the Tak in
> what looks like the same light as yesterday and got a reading of 6100K.  I
> took a shot of a scene across from my home and the capture looks very close
> to reality.  I took a custom WB reading using the ZD 40-150 and got a
> reading of 5700K, took a shot of the same scene and both this shot and the
> one with the Tak have the same color balance or darn close.  I initially
> processed the RAW image of the Heron at 5600K and doing it at 6100K warms it
> a bit.  Though not a major change, I do like it more. So it looks as though
> there is a 400K shift toward the cool side in the Tak as opposed to the
> Zuiko Digitals.
>
> What is a bit weird is that an auto WB reading of the scene across from my
> home gave a 5300K reading with the ZD but a 6200K reading with the Tak. The
> auto setting if taken for truth looks like a gamble. :)
>
> Richard
>
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