Before responding to Rx4's post lets keep the discussion away from Ken comments. Rx4 I think your question is totally different topic then whitebalance with flash. Unless you mean using filters with flash? It sounds to me like you are asking about filters in general. In-camera versus computer.
what whitebalance mode do you use when using flash indoor
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Niko, you're basically correct in that my post was targeted more toward questioning the usefulness of this 81A filter. I posted it in this thread because I thought it would be close enough to the present discussion about getting the right exposure - skin tones and such - when shooting human subjects and flash. I almost started a new thread with "Filters" as the primary subject but thought it'd fit in here. Probably not, huh?
I should have known better than to mention K.R. - I've read enough here to know that! Will gladly start a new thread if necessary. Thanks.
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I dont use a filter on the lenes, but as others have sugested, I do use one on the flash
I shoot RAW, use a grey card and WB in lightroom
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Rx4Photo said:
Niko, you're basically correct in that my post was targeted more toward questioning the usefulness of this 81A filter.... I almost started a new thread with "Filters" as the primary subject but thought it'd fit in here. Probably not, huh?Let's keep this thread on-topic then. There are several "Filter" threads already, but I think the discussion in the following thread is similar to what you are asking. Read through it and add what you want to know about the 81A there instead.
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My experience with Color correction filters:
Common filters
FL-D Fluorescent Filter - for use under fluorescent lights
80A Filter - Correcting incandescent light.
Warming filters - landscapeThe first thing about filters that is easy to forget is that you loose up to two light stops so generally I try not to ever use any. I have used a FL-D filter under Fluorescent lighting to take the green cast out which helped but not much. The problem is when you have mixed sources (different K temps) you just create a different color cast on the image. Then with your flash, you are now trying to compensate for the corrected result of the filter and gel that. Not fun.
Any more I use either my WB tool or set my "K" temp and gel a light (CTO) if I want to spill warm lighting on my subject.
Here is a K-temp guide that I have in my bag.
Temp Typical Sources
1000K Candles; oil lamps
2000K Very early sunrise; low effect tungsten lamps
2500K Household light bulbs
3000K Studio lights, photo floods
4000K Clear flashbulbs
5000K Typical daylight; electronic flash
5500K The sun at noon near Kodak's offices :-)
6000K Bright sunshine with clear sky
7000K Slightly overcast sky
8000K Hazy sky
9000K Open shade on clear day
10,000K Heavily overcast sky
11,000K Sunless blue skies
20,000+K Open shade in mountains on a really clear dayPosted 2 years ago # -
dbl post - oops
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Hi all,
I'll stay will earlier comments. Shooting Automating, with neutral settings. RAW should allow for the most satisfactory conversion.
The LCD monitor is just an indicator of what's happening. Relative values, who's hitting marks and such.
My best,
Mike
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Thanks gentlemen for touching on this subject. I do shoot RAW + jpg just in case I need more than simple editing and I've learned to appreciate the flexibility of RAW files. I'll save my money.
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Let's keep this thread on-topic then. There are several "Filter" threads already, but I think the discussion in the following thread is similar to what you are asking. Read through it and add what you want to know about the 81A there instead.The words below are not a personal complain to any NR administrator (therefore do not take them to that direction), my purpose is to help...I want the administrators of NR to take notice.
- If a user (like me) opens a thread with some specific item, and a more-general-purpose thread exists, the administrators will close the new-thread, and ask the user to use the existing thread (although it is not the same as the one just opened)
- If a user posts a specific question in a more-general-purpose thread, the administrators will ask you to keep on the original topic..Is this not contradictory?
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