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From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:26:25 -0400
I think the solution for a lot of things (especially sunset) is to just 
stay on the daylight setting.  After all, that's what our film did for 
us 98% of the time.  Balancing everything throws away the magic of the 
changing light.

Chuck Norcutt

Winsor Crosby wrote:

> I had not thought about it, but I think you are correct. I think that  
> all manufacturers give the usual red-orange appearance of daylight  
> film in tungsten light when on automatic. Probably it is on purpose.  
> Some do allow a pretty good correction if you choose the incandescent  
> setting though. My Nikons have always been close with incandescent WB  
> if you made the setting and Phil's test of the new D80 demonstrates  
> that. I did not check for other cameras.
> 
> It seems like it would be nicer if automatic WB worked for all  
> settings and use a special setting for the orange look though. Now  
> that I think about it some more that might automatically clean up the  
> color in sunset shots which would not be so nice. So their solution  
> is probably the best.
> 
> 
> Winsor
> Long Beach, CA
> USA
> 
> 
> On Sep 26, 2006, at 6:02 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 
> 
>>So many cameras do poorly on incandescent white balance whether  
>>auto or
>>the incandescent setting that I don't believe it's an "error".  I  
>>think
>>it's delibate and mimicking what people have come to expect in having
>>their daylight film night shots exposed indoors partly by flash and
>>partly by incandescent lights.  Phil can complain all he wants  
>>about the
>>incandescent white balance issue but I don't think most of the
>>manufacturers have any intention of listening.  The camera's settings
>>are for the masses.  Those who really care will use raw or otherwise
>>closely control the light.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
> 
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