Fujifilm X-Pro2: How Good is White Balance?
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White balance is critical to getting good color.
Fujifilm has a reputation for excellent color. So how well does the Fujifim X-Pro2 do with auto white balance or known color temperature or sunlight white balance (WB “Fine”) as compared to a raw conversion done spot-on?
The motivation for this evaluation was noticing that at times with field shooting the white balance looked odd (using auto white balance).
Fujifilm X-Pro2: White Balance Assessment in Sunlight
Analysis shows five variants, four in-camera JPEG variants and one raw/ACR reference. Particularly if you’re shooting JPEG, the findings here can help improve your results.
Target is the Datacolor Spyder (the Datacolor SpyderCHECKR Color Calibration Tool for Digital Cameras). It comes in a convenient and travel-ready clamshell design making it easy to stuff in a pack or box without damaging the color patches.
X-Pro2 + XF23mmF1.4 R @ 35.1mm equiv (23mm)
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