That's awesome. It's one of those "Why didn't I think of that" things. lol I trust that method much more than I would some overpriced piece of plastic. It's even easier and probably more accurate as long as you have good eyes and know your LCD colors. I see myself using the live view method often now. Thanks! You are one of the most helpful guys on this forum!
PS I don't know why people even spend a lot of money for WB gadgets. There are all kinds of free things laying around that you can use. Plus, if there is white in a scene... use it. Save the $100 for something else more valuable.
Yep, I remember back in 2006 / 2007 when live view first came out, and people argued about it's usability for picture taking, etc. etc. I hardly ever used it for taking pictures, I just used it for setting WB!
And also, I gotta say- Amen to the "if there's white in the scene, use it!" statement.
We can be geeky all day long and talk about color accuracy, but the bottom line is that I have to shoot, process and proof thousands of images a week in my line of work. I cannot tell you how many times I've just clicked on a white shirt or black / grey tux, and had the WB just go *snap* into near-perfect balance. It gets the job done and saves me time while I'm on the shoot...
The laboratory is not the real world. Do what works best for you in the real world!
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And also, I gotta say- Amen to the "if there's white in the scene, use it!" statement.
We can be geeky all day long and talk about color accuracy, but the bottom line is that I have to shoot, process and proof thousands of images a week in my line of work. I cannot tell you how many times I've just clicked on a white shirt or black / grey tux, and had the WB just go *snap* into near-perfect balance. It gets the job done and saves me time while I'm on the shoot...
The laboratory is not the real world. Do what works best for you in the real world!
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