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Color Shift When Stopping Down, Field Example, Warm Sunlight
This page evaluates the white balance and tint differences needed to properly color balance f/2 versus f/1.4. It was done before the SpyderCHECKR evaluation was done, and is thus an independent check uninfluenced by those findings. However, the lighting here is direct sunlight, whereas the SpyderCHECKR evaluation used skylight just after the sun dipped below the mountain peaks.
See also Color Shift with Stopping Down, SpyderCHECKR Card and the Mireds and Color Temperature Table.
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