@tttnytttny Hi, when you have to set the white balance you set it under the light conditions you will work under. If you are using ordinary light bulbs you set it under them. If your camera has the facility to set the white balance it is a very accurate way of getting it right. One problem you can have is when you shoot under florescent lamps. which can be of mixed tubes.
This comment will come as a surprise to Mr Nikon, who says in his D300 User Manual under "Light a reference object": Place a neutral grey or white object under the lighting that will be used..." The 18% grey card is a standard for manually setting white balance.
There are also Wallet Sized Gray Cards that have 18% gray, with a gradient ruler of pure white to black. It's proven to be very accurate in various lighting situations and it's easy to travel with.
@tttnytttny you take the picture in the "yellow" environment. That way the camera know that, the color you select is actually white, and makes the adjustments necessary for the walls to be white and everything else gets balanced.
Thank you for taking the time to educate us, on the needs of these gadgets ,they are useful and a photographer always needs a way to read the light better Thank you Terry I really would like to know where you bought the cap the ones I found on e-bay they are around 69.00 thanks again
I found mine by typing "white balance lens cap" into eBay and up they came. So I tried again just a few minutes ago and yep! There they are. Now averaging $7.25AUD because the Australian dollar is in the manure at the moment. Still a cheap and effective gadget.
The Nikon D300 User's Manual says, for manual white balance: "Neutral grey or white object is placed under lighting that will be used in final photograph..." The Canon 40D User's Manual says: "Instead of a white object an 18% grey card can produce a more accurate white balance."
LOL, the camcorders auto exposure was responding as the WB card was being flipped.
wakeupfist 10 months ago
@tttnytttny Hi, when you have to set the white balance you set it under the light conditions you will work under. If you are using ordinary light bulbs you set it under them. If your camera has the facility to set the white balance it is a very accurate way of getting it right. One problem you can have is when you shoot under florescent lamps. which can be of mixed tubes.
JimTBell 1 year ago
This comment will come as a surprise to Mr Nikon, who says in his D300 User Manual under "Light a reference object": Place a neutral grey or white object under the lighting that will be used..." The 18% grey card is a standard for manually setting white balance.
dpexpert 1 year ago
grey card has nothing to do with white balance its a perfect tool to get the exposure right
a6km 1 year ago
There are also Wallet Sized Gray Cards that have 18% gray, with a gradient ruler of pure white to black. It's proven to be very accurate in various lighting situations and it's easy to travel with.
DCuerpoJr 1 year ago
@tttnytttny you take the picture in the "yellow" environment. That way the camera know that, the color you select is actually white, and makes the adjustments necessary for the walls to be white and everything else gets balanced.
RavenRof 1 year ago
What are black balance cards used for?
martyaus2905 1 year ago
just a quick question.. you mentioned that you defocused the lens. why do you do this? What does it do? Thanks for the video by the way!
JPA789 2 years ago
Just got the Lastolite foldable white balance "card" Fantastic investment. Definitely worth the investment.
nightrage107 2 years ago
awesome! great info, glad i found this video
thank you :D
mattutubematt 2 years ago
finally, i find a video that help me to fold this grey card. thanks~
ssfounder 2 years ago
hi
i wouldn't waste my money on the lens cap because it doesn't get enough appropriate light to be effective!
the fold-able card in the other hand is very useful!
someone should make a video of the procedure how to use the WB reference image...
asdhokker 3 years ago
Thank you for taking the time to educate us, on the needs of these gadgets ,they are useful and a photographer always needs a way to read the light better Thank you Terry I really would like to know where you bought the cap the ones I found on e-bay they are around 69.00 thanks again
karonxls 3 years ago
I found mine by typing "white balance lens cap" into eBay and up they came. So I tried again just a few minutes ago and yep! There they are. Now averaging $7.25AUD because the Australian dollar is in the manure at the moment. Still a cheap and effective gadget.
terryandvalda 3 years ago
tHANKS FOR THE VIDEO. Very helpfull.
ramirezhelpsout 3 years ago
as far as i know
the gray side on the thing is used for exposure refference.. 18% gray
blueshift12 3 years ago
The Nikon D300 User's Manual says, for manual white balance: "Neutral grey or white object is placed under lighting that will be used in final photograph..." The Canon 40D User's Manual says: "Instead of a white object an 18% grey card can produce a more accurate white balance."
FranciscusHenri 3 years ago
Thanks Terry - excellent video, short, to the point and clear as a bell. Any more advice on digital photography would be much welcomed. Max(UK)
maxwax1234 3 years ago