leon_roijen

<p>Thanks a lot guys. In manual mode, there is no problem indeed, but I would have expected that the advanced cameras we all use here, would be able to cope with difficult light situations.....not! ;-) Now at least I know that there is nothing wrong with the camera. Thanks again!</p>

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I have a Pentax K-R and I have been evry happy with it so far, but there is one strange thing:</p>

<p>If I take pictures in low light conditions in P mode for example (say at dusk), these low light conditions don't show up in the picture. In the picture it looks like there is much more light than there really was irl.<br>

Of course it is nice that the camera can make bright pictures even in low light conditions, but of course, if I want to photograph at dusk, I want to see the dusk in my pictures.<br>

Has anyone got an idea what might be the cause of this?</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for your elaborate answer, Pete!<br>

To reproduce exact colors was my desire when I was shooting flowers this afternoon and when the sun was there one minute and gone the other minute... maybe better choose more convenient weather....;-)<br>

My graycard has a white side too, that can be used for whitebalancing, as is advised in the camera (Pentax) manual, but I read on internet that a lot of people simply use the gray card. Also here in this respectable manual they use a gray card for whitebalancing:<br>

<a href="http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm">http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm</a><br>

See one of the pictures in the document showing grey cards.<br>

I'd prefer to use a gray card because my camera can't focus on the plain white and does not allow me to release the shutter unless I switch to manual focus. What is the difference (if any) between a white card and a gray card as far as white balance is concerned?</p>

 

<p>@Howard: thanks for the tip! I'll pay attention to this when I"ll be doing my next model shoot.</p>

<p>@Howard: thanks to you too, for your answers. We were posting at about the same time;-)<br>

whitebalancing for the skin, in model shooting, is a very good tip! Sounds obvious but it's not always how it is explained in books about photography when the use of a graycard is explained.</p>

<p>Thanks Pete!<br>

@1 : I just started shooting in raw but I can't see a great advantage of shooting in raw, especially in this case: if your colors are far off, say if you set a very wrong preset white balance, it's nice if you shot in raw, but if I want to reproduce exactly the right color, shooting in raw and adjusting afterwards is not the solution, because you are just guessing. I was wondering if there is another solution tackling this problem.</p>

<p>1<br>

What do you do if the light is quickly changing, say if one moment there is sun and the other moment not? Then, the auto white balance is the only option and you have to take for granted the slightly off colors?<br>

2<br>

If I shoot a model, and there is natural light playing in his face, where should I hold the gray card to set the white balance? In his face, where the light is playing, or somewhere else on his body?<br>

Thanks for your answers in advance!</p>

<p>Thanks to all of you for answering my question! This is really a great site/forum with wonderful people!</p>

<p>Hi,<br />My Pentax-kr has a D-range function. A wider dynamic range is mostly always welcome I guess, but if I turn that function on, there will come drawbacks with it I suppose? Does anyone know what those drawbacks could be?</p>