Hey, thanks for that Bob.  Yes that makes sence (today) when I
think about it.   I didn't understand that the WB would/could
also be proformed from the exposure at strobe ignition off the
PC Sync.  For studio still shots I still do medium and large
format film.

                 O :-)



> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > I have a question.  How would that help when using a studio flash
> > setup?  That would work for floods or spots but flash?  And if it's
> > Studio it's probably pointed at a diffusion shield of some type.
> > I would /think/ the best way would be to rapid strope and record
> > your ballance off the umbrella surface, or pannel or whatever
> > is being used for diffusion.  Is this wrong?
> >
> Yes. You want to white balance according to the light hitting the subject,
> same as if you were outdoors or using any other kind of light subject. The
> temperature of the stobes will vary depending on brand and age of the tube,
> so custom white balance is the only way to get accuracy.
>
> You have the subject hold the card and white balance according to the
> instructions for your camera.
>
> >
> > Also Eyron,  do you have to take these through post anyway?  If
> > your post editing and color correction facilities are set up
> > professionally and your file format is deep just keep doing
> > the corrections there as I'm guessing you'll have to anyway.
> > No good?
> >
> >             O :-)
> If you custom white balance the amount of post processing for color balance
> is almost zero.
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