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Review on Lightdow White Balance 18% Gray Reference Reflector Grey Card - 12 x 12 Inch (30 x 30 cm) with Carry Bag [Folded Version] by Danny Zapata

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Accurate neutral gray

Functionality first. This is a gray card so I expect it to give me 18% neutral gray in reflection. And it was so easy. I've added some test photos of Bambi. The first photo is indoors, with overhead LED lighting of a stuffed animal. The second picture is when the white balance in the picture is corrected with a gray card. Not bad, right? I take all my photos in RAW, and if you're using a Mac like me, you can simply upload the photos to the Photos app on your Mac, go to Edit, then Adjust and the White Balance menu. Make sure you select "Temperature/Hue" from the drop down list then click on the small eyedropper icon next to the drop-down list and then click on the gray card. It corrects white balance using a gray card as a neutral gray reference. You can then simply copy and paste the settings and correct other shots taken with the same light. Easy enough. The gray Lightdow card came in a round black polyester pouch (approx 4" diameter) with a small loop at the top of the pouch for easy attachment to a camera bag or backpack with a clip or Caribena. While the material of the gray map case doesn't give a luxurious feel (which I don't care about), the zipper works very smoothly without the hiccups, you would normally expect from a poorly constructed bag. The size of the gray card itself is approximately 12 inches by 12 inches. when fully extended from the folded state in the pocket. In fact, it's a very soft velvety fabric wrapped around a fairly flexible plastic frame (around the edges of the gray card). To roll it back into your pocket, all you have to do is grab the opposite edges of the gray card and turn them in different directions. Pretty easy, no surprises. Overall, I think this is a better choice than credit card sized gray cards, simply because it allows me to shoot gray cards without having to set the lens directly on smaller gray cards. when fully extended from the folded state in the pocket. In fact, it's a very soft velvety fabric wrapped around a fairly flexible plastic frame (around the edges of the gray card). To roll it back into your pocket, all you have to do is grab the opposite edges of the gray card and turn them in different directions. Pretty easy, no surprises. Overall, I think this is a better choice than credit card sized gray cards, simply because it allows me to shoot gray cards without having to set the lens directly on smaller gray cards. when fully extended from the folded state in the pocket. In fact, it's a very soft velvety fabric wrapped around a fairly flexible plastic frame (around the edges of the gray card). To roll it back into your pocket, all you have to do is grab the opposite edges of the gray card and turn them in different directions. Pretty easy, no surprises. Overall, I think this is a better choice than credit card sized gray cards, simply because it allows me to shoot gray cards without having to set the lens directly on smaller gray cards. you just have to grab the opposite edges of the gray card and rotate them in different directions. Pretty easy, no surprises. Overall, I think this is a better choice than credit card sized gray cards, simply because it allows me to shoot gray cards without having to set the lens directly on smaller gray cards. you just have to grab the opposite edges of the gray card and rotate them in different directions. Pretty easy, no surprises. Overall, I think this is a better choice than credit card sized gray cards, simply because it allows me to shoot gray cards without having to set the lens directly on smaller gray cards.

Pros
  • Gray cards
Cons
  • Expensive