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jimleicam3 · 06/25/08, 04:29 AM

I received my M8 about 10 days ago and have not put it down since. So today I start to shoot and all the shots are blue, They are all RAW and I can correct them with Aperture 2.0. But yesterday, photos did not need to be corrected as much. Same ISO, same lens ( 28 mm f/2.8), Nothing seems different except everything is blue. I have a project starting this weekend so I can't send it back, any ideas? Thanks, Jim

WPalank · 06/25/08, 04:37 AM

Check your White Balance setting. It possibly slipped from AWB.

pklein · 06/25/08, 06:16 AM

You are probably taking pictures in sunlight with the White Balance set to Tungsten. As William said, set it back to Auto White Balance, and all will be well.

jaapv · 06/25/08, 09:19 AM

And make sure you have firmware 1.201

SJP · 06/25/08, 11:35 AM

Interestingly this problem normally only occurs in Irak, where are you located?

johnbuckley · 06/25/08, 02:22 PM

I have had this happen and the fault is precisely what was identified earlier in the thread: I forgot to change the White Balance from Tungston. And of course, it's easily fixable in post processing.

jimleicam3 · 06/25/08, 04:49 PM

Thanks for your help, I'll check it out tody.

odyocu · 06/25/08, 05:47 PM

Hope you were not taking the photos with JPG setting. Still correctable but not completely.

ho_co · 06/25/08, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJP

Interestingly this problem normally only occurs in Irak, where are you located?

<g> Tacky, tacky, tacky!

06/25/08, 04:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
jimleicam3 Benutzer Join Date: 04/16/08 Posts: 60	Everything is blue I received my M8 about 10 days ago and have not put it down since. So today I start to shoot and all the shots are blue, They are all RAW and I can correct them with Aperture 2.0. But yesterday, photos did not need to be corrected as much. Same ISO, same lens ( 28 mm f/2.8), Nothing seems different except everything is blue. I have a project starting this weekend so I can't send it back, any ideas? Thanks, Jim

06/25/08, 04:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
WPalank Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/29/06 Location: San Francisco Posts: 848	Re: Everything is blue Check your White Balance setting. It possibly slipped from AWB. __________________ William Palank William Palank Photography

06/25/08, 06:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
pklein Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 07/21/06 Location: Seattle Posts: 188	Re: Everything is blue You are probably taking pictures in sunlight with the White Balance set to Tungsten. As William said, set it back to Auto White Balance, and all will be well.

06/25/08, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
jaapv Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/14/04 Location: Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Posts: 5,992	Re: Everything is blue And make sure you have firmware 1.201 __________________ Jaap WWW.JAAPVPHOTOGRAPHY.EU

06/25/08, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
SJP Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/27/07 Location: Den Haag Posts: 337	Re: Everything is blue Interestingly this problem normally only occurs in Irak, where are you located? __________________ Stephen ________________________________________________ my flickr site

06/25/08, 02:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnbuckley Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/05/03 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 371	Re: Everything is blue I have had this happen and the fault is precisely what was identified earlier in the thread: I forgot to change the White Balance from Tungston. And of course, it's easily fixable in post processing. __________________ http://johnbuckley100.zenfolio.com/ http://johnbuckley100.wordpress.com/

06/25/08, 04:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
jimleicam3 Benutzer Join Date: 04/16/08 Posts: 60	Re: Everything is blue Thanks for your help, I'll check it out tody.

06/25/08, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
odyocu Benutzer Join Date: 03/26/07 Location: Istanbul Posts: 32	Re: Everything is blue Hope you were not taking the photos with JPG setting. Still correctable but not completely. __________________ M8, D300, 5D (sold and replaced with 450D), S5, SLR/n, H3DII-31, and a Nikon, Leica and Zeiss collection, among many others.

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