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John Nunziato
 

color temperture


Hello!

I will be shooting in a gym and a club with no flash.2.8 lens.is there a certain temperture I shoud be using other than 5200?
Thank you
jn


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December 06, 2006

 

W.
  Why 5200?


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December 06, 2006

 

Pete H
  Your best bet is to manually set the WB.

Pete


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December 06, 2006

 

Raymond H. Kemp
  I lot of newer gyms within the last 15 years use a metal halide bulb which has a color temp around 4000k although some may hover closer to 5200k. My studio HMI's are 5200k.

Anyhow, I've shot several gym images of game accidents while working with the paramedics. Leaving my WB on auto (Using a Nikon D200 and D100) produced for me very good results. Being a spot news photographer, I do not have time to play with my WB settings to get optimal results.

Of course you could always shoot RAW.

Ray


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