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Default Bit of a con, really ... ?

"Bob Larter" wrote in message
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William Sommerwerck wrote:


As I pointed out earlier, the LCD is a great way to fine-tune the

color
balance in real time.


Just shoot in RAW.
The colour balance is just a filter applied post shot to the RAW data.
You can then adjust it to whatever you want in the viewing conditions

you
want when you "develop" your pictures.


True, but what if you want or need to use the JPG immediately?


Most of the time, (on my Canons, at least) the automatic WB is good
enough for a casual observer. However, I find it unacceptable for

printing.

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