Just got it! But... WB?

[hammam]

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I just received my M8 from my dealer. Exactly three months less a day after I ordered it. But it's what I wanted, ie black. I guess you had to be more patient if you wanted black. What a thing of beauty. And I don't think I've ever seen such simple and clear menus. Tight fit for the lenses. Yes, the switch feels a bit flimsy. And I was taken aback by the sound of the shutter re-cocking. I thought I was shooting at 1 sec. every time

 

It was night when the battery was charged, so I just went around the house, shooting things here and there, under mostly tungsten. Hmm... It that WB tricky or what? Auto is just acceptable. Tungsten is... well, not good. I tried K. and 3400-3600 did it. I guess DNG will be in order most of the time. At least for tungsten.

 

Is your experience with WB under tungsten similar? Any advice? Thanks.

 

Can't wait to go out. I feel privileged. I think I'm gonna love this thing.

 

BTW, I have this little Canon 220 EX speedlite. Anyone thinks it might not be safe to use with the M8?

 

Thanks again.

[chrism]

Unless or until firmware tweaks help out, DNG is the way to go as you can make the WB just so in the raw convertor of your choice. I do find the JPEGs aren't too bad for B&W.

 

A Wien Safe Sync is always a good idea if you are trying a new flash on a camera it wasn't designed to go on.

 

Chris

[Jamie Roberts]

If you make a custom white balance, then the WB for JPEGs is just fine. While I always shoot RAW, you certainly don't have to!

 

Search the forum or look in the manual--there's some good advice around!