Settings/PP for shooting in snow
Posted 07/09/2011 - 21:39
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The lens coating and the coating on the filter in front of the sensor blocks the high-end of the UV at least, that's the part a normal UV filter also blocks.
Seems to me a bit pointless to do that 3 times.
What might help is a Haze filter, that one also cuts out the lower ends of the UV light.
Seems to me a bit pointless to do that 3 times.
What might help is a Haze filter, that one also cuts out the lower ends of the UV light.
Posted 07/09/2011 - 22:42
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i've actually played around with the exposure and brightness a bit and that seems to be working for me. aperture might be syncing the result automatically so the pic on the first page may no longer be too blue and the whole thread will cease to make sense
anyway - lots of helpful tips here and i will try to take them on board in future!
thanks
anyway - lots of helpful tips here and i will try to take them on board in future!
thanks
Posted 08/09/2011 - 01:22
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Anvh wrote:
The lens coating and the coating on the filter in front of the sensor blocks the high-end of the UV at least, that's the part a normal UV filter also blocks.
Seems to me a bit pointless to do that 3 times.
What might help is a Haze filter, that one also cuts out the lower ends of the UV light.
The lens coating and the coating on the filter in front of the sensor blocks the high-end of the UV at least, that's the part a normal UV filter also blocks.
Seems to me a bit pointless to do that 3 times.
What might help is a Haze filter, that one also cuts out the lower ends of the UV light.
Take my word. When you're high up, you definitely get a blue haze in the pictures that will go away with a strong UV filter. The filter on the camera sensor is attuned to the UV wavelength at ground level, not the UV wavelength you get at 8000 meters. Snow will also reflect more UV than normal, hence the bluish cast.
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
Posted 08/09/2011 - 07:00
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pentaxian450 wrote:
Take my word. When you're high up, you definitely get a blue haze in the pictures that will go away with a strong UV filter.
Take my word. When you're high up, you definitely get a blue haze in the pictures that will go away with a strong UV filter.
I believe you but strong UV filters are called Haze filters, they are even specially made for what you describe.
That bluish cast for example is called haze.
Posted 08/09/2011 - 09:44
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Don wrote:
buy some thin wool ( real wool) gloves to wear as liners for your regular gloves/mitts.... bring your Kodak grey card with you when shopping for glove liners.... find a nice thin pair of wool glove liners that happen to match as closely as possible, your grey card..... when out in the snow, take a spot meter reading off your glove liner and set your color balance while you're at it.....
buy some thin wool ( real wool) gloves to wear as liners for your regular gloves/mitts.... bring your Kodak grey card with you when shopping for glove liners.... find a nice thin pair of wool glove liners that happen to match as closely as possible, your grey card..... when out in the snow, take a spot meter reading off your glove liner and set your color balance while you're at it.....
Hat's off, sir! Brilliant idea.
You will only prise my 43Ltd from my cold, dead hands...
Posted 08/09/2011 - 10:20
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I don't like wool, I prefer tech windproof fleece or thin leather. Riding gloves are great for camera users.
As far as the WB is concerned, I think - and this is from my experience in a shedload of snow last winter - that the K5 hits it 100% correct every single time. The K10 doesn't. Won't help you much, but still.
Bret
As far as the WB is concerned, I think - and this is from my experience in a shedload of snow last winter - that the K5 hits it 100% correct every single time. The K10 doesn't. Won't help you much, but still.
Bret
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my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
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