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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 Bob Fasho

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Does what it's supposed to do cheaply

Does what it's supposed to do cheaply. I can adjust my white balance in Rawtherapee or Nikon's RAW Image Editor to a certain degree of precision to achieve the best quality for all colors in the standard image. (Despite using the aforementioned tools, it's a little cumbersome to transfer white balance settings to and from images. Rawtherapee sticks to pp3 files, while Nikon's Raw Image Editor uses a separate presets menu.) If you can afford the X-Rite though for $80, ColorChecker Passport Photo (MSCCPP), then buy an X-Rite Passport instead, as the X-Rite Passport Tool will likely have much more accurate swatches, some tinted whites and over 24 swatches for color calibration. The X-Rite tool can also create a DCP profile for your camera, and creating DCP profiles (e.g. ICC) is really necessary when using third-party raw image editors. If you're happy with your camera manufacturer's original image editor, ignore the more expensive X-Rite tools and just use that cheaper grayscale to at least tweak your white balance, which makes a surprisingly significant 60-80% difference in overall image color . throws. If you're just playing around with TIFF/JPEG images or are on a very tight budget, then this cheaper tool will do the trick. Editors (like Rawtherapee) and recently reported that the standard color profile for the Nikon D5600 camera has not yet been announced.

Pros
  • Lighting and Studio
Cons
  • New competitors have emerged