Olsen Posted November 9, 2009 Share #21 Posted November 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I regularly shoot with both M8 and 1Ds III. The Leica seems to fail on finding the right WB in around 10% of the cases. Even more when shooting in mixed light. My 1Ds III fails in slightly more than 5% of the cases, but seems to be closer to the real thing in mixed light, but is still off. My niece has a G11. Going through pictures she had taken at a cruise, mostly party-pictures from indoor in mixed light with this tiny built in flash, 'none' was spot on regarding WB. Faces varied from purple to greenish. -. Well, I wasn't there to check how drunk or seasick people really were, but... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fotografr Posted November 9, 2009 Share #22 Posted November 9, 2009 One thing that will cause this is having a warm (tungsten lit) background while daylight from a window illuminates the subject. In trying to neutralize the orange background, the camera makes the forground turn blue. Fortunately, the young lady has a nice white blouse to use for white balance in ACR. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/102863-what-happens-with-my-m8-wb/?do=findComment&comment=1109897'>More sharing options...
acanalda Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted November 9, 2009 One thing that will cause this is having a warm (tungsten lit) background while daylight from a window illuminates the subject. In trying to neutralize the orange background, the camera makes the forground turn blue. Fortunately, the young lady has a nice white blouse to use for white balance in ACR. Bingo ! That's right Brent. My daughter was illuminated from a window daylight and also she has an incandescent light over her head. Tomorrow I'm going to test it with the incandescent light off to see what happens. Regards, Arturo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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