On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, tom wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Apilado [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel > > > > > > I wonder how many users of digital equipment carry a white > > card to do white > > balancing? > > No one that I know.
Most of the pros I know either carry a gray card or the "expo disk" which is a sort of butch filter that emulates a gray card somehow. > > > Just like how many digital slr users carry a > > light meter around > > with them all the time so they can get more accurate > > metering that their > > dslr doesn't seemingly give them. > > Right. The histogram is so innacurate. > > > Lots of extra stuff to carry. Many pros still carry a handheld meter. Honestly between a professional's eye-meter and a knowledgeable reading of picture displayed on the screen you don't even need the built-in meter at all. I can eyeball light to within a stop or so. Digital FLASH metering is a different story... DJE
