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Old 05-12-2009, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kencaleno View Post
Correct white balance ensures that whites end up as true whites in an image-If this is so,18% grey must also be correct-your basis for correct exposure. Don't lose sight of the fact that you camera meter reads light reflected from subjects,and different tones reflect differently- so if say you were using tungsten White balance,you would get a different exposure reading than if you used daylight white balance, because of the different tonality of the light reflected from the subject regards, Ken
Ken -- I don't think this can be right. For example, a raw file records "raw" sensor data with no white balance applied at all (stored only as metadata) -- you can completely change the white balance in your favorite raw converter. White balance is applied only after the exposure has been determined, so at least in the way you are mentioning, it shouldn't affect anything.
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