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Now this could make things even more confusing about grey cards,who is right then.
http://www.bythom.com/graycards.htm
http://www.bythom.com/graycards.htm
SAW THIS,18% grey debate
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Misery Guts Monica
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And by the time you've done all that palava to get a 100% correct exposure, the bird has left
Unless it's a Grey Wagtail!
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I agree with Woof Woof - it's all rather pointless. My grey card could be 12%, 18% or 33 1/3% for all I care. All I do care is knowing how to use it to get a reading that will give me a good exposure, and that it is neutral from a colour standpoint so that I can use it to set my WB if needed.
In this day and age you can be 2 stops out and fix it in PP - who gives a monkeys?
It would take less time to take your shot, preview the image, and dial up/down as required, then it would to take a shot of a gray card in the first place...
Honestly the whole gray card thing baffles me.
It would take less time to take your shot, preview the image, and dial up/down as required, then it would to take a shot of a gray card in the first place...
Honestly the whole gray card thing baffles me.
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Fixing in post is a poor solution to rely on at best. If you under expose, the fix will introduce more noise than if you had got it right. Over explose and you risk blowing the highlights - and this assumes shooting raw.
Personally I would much rather use post to improve my images rather than fix basic errors made at the point of capture.
A grey card is a tool, useful for some but clearly not for others. If you can't see the point and are happy to fix in post, it is probably no use to you.
Personally I don't use one - but in situations where I am shooting manual use use a similar process to a grey card to get a good starting exposure then check the histogram to tweak it ofr my needs.
