This was also posted on dpr, but I'm putting it up here too for those that can't stand it over there right now :shock: These 2 shots were taken within seconds of each other. The 1st had a WB of Sunny -1, the 2nd shot has a WB of Auto -1. While I did adjust the tone curves to better match each other, I didn't tuch the colors themselves. IMO, Sunny WB shot is MUCH more accurate, but still not perfect. Although still not perfect, I wonder if this had something to do with the setting of Color Mode III? Also, I set the Hue to +3, just because it was the way I have my 2H set up. plus, Yves does it that way, and if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me in most cases I think they're both too cool blue, but esp the 2nd shot w/Auto WB. Your thoughts? Shot w/D2X/200-400VR + TC 1.4 Sunny WB: {} Nikon D2X Focal Length: 550mm Optimize Image: Color Mode: Mode III (sRGB) Long Exposure NR: Off High ISO NR: Off 2005/03/03 07:45:33.7 Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority White Balance: Direct sunlight -1 Tone Comp.: Normal Compressed RAW (12-bit) Metering Mode: Center-Weighted AF Mode: AF-S Hue Adjustment: +3° Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848) 1/125 sec - F/8 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Saturation: Normal Exposure Comp.: +0.3 EV Sharpening: Normal Lens: VR 200-400mm F/4 G Sensitivity: ISO 200 Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV Auto WB: View attachment 5826 Nikon D2X Focal Length: 550mm Optimize Image: Color Mode: Mode III (sRGB) Long Exposure NR: Off High ISO NR: Off 2005/03/03 07:43:52.4 Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority White Balance: Auto -1 Tone Comp.: Normal Compressed RAW (12-bit) Metering Mode: Center-Weighted AF Mode: AF-S Hue Adjustment: +3° Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848) 1/60 sec - F/8 Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached Saturation: Normal Exposure Comp.: +1.0 EV Sharpening: Normal Lens: VR 200-400mm F/4 G Sensitivity: ISO 200 Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Steve, The first shot is more pleasing to the eye but may not be as "accurate" as the second shot. Try using a gray card and comparing the Auto WB with what the gray card produces. My D2X (which I only got late yesterday) has so far shown amazingly accurate WB on Auto. I use Adobe RGB, Mode II, no hue or tone compensation. I can already tell that the Auto WB on the D2X is far more accurate than that of my D2H.
I have used Adobe RGB as well And have not had any particular WB issues, seems improved to me, I posted some more pictures yesterday www.pbase.com/andreasb/d2x
