White Balance and Expodisc Test.

[togi]

I did a little review to see if my purchase was justified.

http://www.photo.net.ph/products/expodisc/ :tup:

[randytamayo]

Nice review Anton, you're right on the 'count how many photos need white balance correction' though

randy

[togi]

Thanks Randy!

I shoot a lot of interiors so the expodisc is a must for me

[dominiquejames]

Togi, where is the ExpoDisc available?

[paparazzi]

It was a toss up between the expodisc and the whibal for me. I ended up with the whibal because the thought of one expodisc for each lens size frightened my wallet. The expodisc is a very good buy, IMHO, just expensive and impractical if you have varying lens sizes. If you shoot a lof JPEG, the expodisc is the way to go, but if you're a RAW advocate like myself, the whibal will be better.

Just my @$0.02

[randytamayo]

I think you can get a big one (which can cover all/ most of your primary lenses). That way you only need 1 ExpoDisc...you can then either hold it over the front of the lens or get some kind of step up/down rings

just a thought...
randy :hmm:

Originally posted by paparazzi
It was a toss up between the expodisc and the whibal for me. I ended up with the whibal because the thought of one expodisc for each lens size frightened my wallet. The expodisc is a very good buy, IMHO, just expensive and impractical if you have varying lens sizes. If you shoot a lof JPEG, the expodisc is the way to go, but if you're a RAW advocate like myself, the whibal will be better.

Just my @$0.02

[peter_ob]

Expodisc White Balance Test

Notes:
All images captured on Nikon D70 and sigma 14mm rectilinear, ISO 200 NEF Format

01 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, custom white balance with expodisc.
02 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, Auto white balance without expodisc.
03 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, AWB converted to Incandescent WB without expodisc.
04 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, AWB converted to Flourescent WB without expodisc.
05 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, AWB converted to Cloudy WBwithout expodisc.
06 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, AWB converted to High Color Rendering Flourescent WB without expodisc.
07 RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, AWB converted to Direct Sunlight WB without expodisc.
08 RAW CApture converted to JPG, no enhancements, AWB converted to Flash white blance WB without expodisc.


I think an important test comparison that is missing is
- RAW Capture converted to JPG, no enhancements, CUSTOM white balance without expodisc.

[paparazzi]

Originally posted by randytamayo
I think you can get a big one (which can cover all/ most of your primary lenses). That way you only need 1 ExpoDisc...you can then either hold it over the front of the lens or get some kind of step up/down rings

just a thought...
randy :hmm:

I actually thought of that randy, but i could not find an 82mm to 77mm converter. it seems like 82mm is a rare filter size, and sadly, that's the size of my walkaround lens.

[togi]

Originally posted by paparazzi
It was a toss up between the expodisc and the whibal for me. I ended up with the whibal because the thought of one expodisc for each lens size frightened my wallet.

Why get one for each lens when you can buy the biggest one that will fit your biggest lens and use it for the smaller ones by holding it in front while setting the white balance settings?

[togi]

Originally posted by dominiquejames
Togi, where is the ExpoDisc available?

Hi DJ,

you can check it out at http://www.expodisc.com