Why Digital Photography?

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1. P. Tambroni says:

   October 2, 2010 at 11:39 PM

   Review by P. Tambroni for Digital Grey Kard White Balance Card / Gray Card for Digital Photography
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   Great product! My Rebel XT’s white balance works well outdoors but using this the camera sets a much better balance for indoor / tungsten lighting. The colors are much truer – without the yellow cast. They’re small enough to put in any case. You can’t go wrong for the money!
2. Stephen M. Bennett says:

   October 3, 2010 at 12:24 AM

   Review by Stephen M. Bennett for Digital Grey Kard White Balance Card / Gray Card for Digital Photography
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   This item is essential for any digital photographer, by using
   
   the cards in one shot I can batch process the levels in Photoshop
   
   and get perfect color that is uniform. This saves me a lot of post processing time,I recommend this item as highly as I can,compact,light,affordable,and it works perfectly….what more can
   
   you ask for?
3. Steve Nguyen says:

   October 3, 2010 at 1:22 AM

   Review by Steve Nguyen for Digital Grey Kard White Balance Card / Gray Card for Digital Photography
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   Still testing but of the few batches of photos I’ve processed this seems to be just the ticket for balancing color in my photos. All testing has been done indoors with mixed lighting. I seem to get a slight red/magenta push – but just on the photo with the card. The remainder of the batch that are processed based on the card photo’s neutral point all improve over the originals. Wierd.

   Every digital photographer that does post processing needs something like this. These cards, with their PVC construction and small size, are pretty much perfect for the daily camera bag.

   BTW, I use DXO 4.0 to set the white balance neutral point in batch processing mode.
4. Jeff Hansman says:

   October 3, 2010 at 1:35 AM

   Review by Jeff Hansman for Digital Grey Kard White Balance Card / Gray Card for Digital Photography
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   I bought these cards hoping I could use them like a traditional gray card in the field, i.e., to get a proper exposure reading. Unfortunately, they don’t work that way, or at least this size card does not. Instead, I found out you are supposed to include them in a shot, lit as your subject would be, and then shoot the remainder of your session without them. Then, in post processing (with Photoshop or whatever software you use), you use the white balance tool and your initial shot to set the color balance for all the pictures in that session. In this way the product works like a charm. However, if you are shooting landscapes, a card this size would end up so small in the frame (especially if you are using a wide angle lens), it’s not likely you could use it as intended. The solution is, of course, to buy the larger model, which is, of course, significantly more expensive. I ended up tossing these into my bag, knowing that if I ever shoot portraits, I’ll be able to set the proper exposure later. I have gone back to my good old gray card, which, BTW, can be used just as this product is intended well and costs far less.
5. Mark E. Blumer says:

   October 3, 2010 at 1:58 AM

   Review by Mark E. Blumer for Digital Grey Kard White Balance Card / Gray Card for Digital Photography
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   This is an easy to use product that does exactly what it is supposed to do. You just include it in a photo under the suspect lights. Later, when white balancing, you just sample from the gray card to color correct. The white card and black card can also be sampled to set those points. It is light weight and small so that it slips into a crack in your camera bag. An inexpensive but useful product.
6. W. M. says:

   October 3, 2010 at 2:07 AM

   Review by W. M. for Video Photography Studio light Lighting 2275 Watt Digital Photography Studio Video Light Chromakey Chroma Key Continuous Softbox Light Lighting Kit Hair light BOOM Stand Kit Set with Carrying Case – 2 Light stands, 2 Softboxes, 1 Boom Kit by ePhoto VL9026SB
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   Just received delivery. Opened cardboard package. A kinda nice carrying bag inside the cardboard delivery box. Everything is in the carrying bag, further wrapped in paper casing, foamy plastic, or small pouches. Once you take everything out, it will be difficult to put parts snugly back in the carrying case, unless you keep all the paper and foamy wraps and take notes on which piece goes to which wrap. And once you put the lights together, you probably won’t want to take the lights apart and put back in the carrying case anyway, because you will have to spend much effort to assemble the lights again.

   There is only one sheet of unclear instructions on how to assemble the two softboxes. By guessing at what the instructions mean and trial-and-error, I was able to assemble one softbox, with much difficulty. Had to stretch the soft box cover really hard to fit in the four metal poles, to form the softbox shape.

   It took me some time to figure out how to assemble the hair light boom, and once put together, it becomes clear that the power cord for the hair light is too short, compared to the fully extended height and range of the light. You need a light-weight extension cord to go with the hair light.

   The stands and boom feel unsturdy and in stress under the weight of the softboxes, mostly due to the plastic extension connectors.

   Overall, the kit is right at its price, not a bargain. The light appears bright. The stands should be handled with care, and should not be taken apart and put together a few times. The nice carrying bag is probably a waste, but you may use it for other purposes.
7. filmesq says:

   October 3, 2010 at 2:57 AM

   Review by filmesq for Video Photography Studio light Lighting 2275 Watt Digital Photography Studio Video Light Chromakey Chroma Key Continuous Softbox Light Lighting Kit Hair light BOOM Stand Kit Set with Carrying Case – 2 Light stands, 2 Softboxes, 1 Boom Kit by ePhoto VL9026SB
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   This is an excellent kit for the cost. So far so good. We’ve used it for a variety of shoots.