Flash Advise for a Pentax K5 - Gig Photography

paceyy · 02-20-2012, 04:34 AM

I actually was hoping to get a Sigma 50mm or 35mm f/1.4 as my next purchase!

A friend told me that you can't set your white balance in RAW mode, because there are no settings applied till after?
If you mean after.. Im not sure how to do that haha. I haven't been setting anything...

Deiberson · 02-20-2012, 05:40 AM

You can adjust WB in RAW. But you have more lee-way in PP when you shoot RAW just in case you don't get it right the first time.

joe.penn · 02-20-2012, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by paceyy

I actually was hoping to get a Sigma 50mm or 35mm f/1.4 as my next purchase!

Check out the Sigma 30mm 1.4 - Rock Solid Performer!

Originally posted by paceyy

A friend told me that you can't set your white balance in RAW mode, because there are no settings applied till after?

As Deiberson noted, you can set it in RAW mode. I shoot snaps off of an 18% gray card and use that in PP to get my color balance settings...

paceyy · 02-20-2012, 02:44 PM

Haha, wow, god knows what I've had it set to this whole time!!
Thanks again guys.

DaveHolmes · 02-22-2012, 05:10 PM

but I used on-camera flash on this one: Louis Jumping | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

02-20-2012, 05:40 AM	#32
Deiberson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 734	You can adjust WB in RAW. But you have more lee-way in PP when you shoot RAW just in case you don't get it right the first time. Last edited by Deiberson; 02-20-2012 at 06:15 AM.

02-22-2012, 05:10 PM	#35
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Don't do much Gig Photography... but I used on-camera flash on this one: Louis Jumping \| Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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02-20-2012, 04:34 AM	#31
paceyy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sydney, NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 45 Original Poster	I actually was hoping to get a Sigma 50mm or 35mm f/1.4 as my next purchase! A friend told me that you can't set your white balance in RAW mode, because there are no settings applied till after? If you mean after.. Im not sure how to do that haha. I haven't been setting anything...

02-20-2012, 08:04 AM	#33
joe.penn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maryland (Right Outside Washington DC) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,902	Originally posted by paceyy I actually was hoping to get a Sigma 50mm or 35mm f/1.4 as my next purchase! Check out the Sigma 30mm 1.4 - Rock Solid Performer! Originally posted by paceyy A friend told me that you can't set your white balance in RAW mode, because there are no settings applied till after? As Deiberson noted, you can set it in RAW mode. I shoot snaps off of an 18% gray card and use that in PP to get my color balance settings...

02-20-2012, 02:44 PM	#34
paceyy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sydney, NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 45 Original Poster	Haha, wow, god knows what I've had it set to this whole time!! Thanks again guys.