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 p.1 #4 · X2D & X2D ii How Do You Handle White Balance & HDR Exposure? | |
I'm an outlier ... I run it at 6500K.
Yes, I'm well aware that daylight is more in the 5000K-5500K range, but if I want to know what the color of the light was, 6500K (which is what the Hassy is calibrated too, also) reveals that.
Sometimes you are desiring to capture the color of the light, other times you are desiring to adjust for the color of the light being used to illuminate your subject. In essence, you can't have it both ways simultaneously, and you have to understand which objective is your goal (either is fine), in order to best understand your strategy of approach.
By choosing Hassy's 6500K ... I'm both in concert with their calibration, but also revealing the true nature of the lighting color. I can always revise the WB after I see / understand the lighting color(s) that are in play, with a bit of study. If I don't want to study it ... then, sure just shoot AWB, or set to a known value you are working with (i.e. studio flash or incandescent, etc.).
But, as one who moves through all manner of time of day / lighting conditions ... I'm not inclined to keep revising my WB setting. So, my choices are AWB or fixed. Then, if you choose fixed, the question is which fixed temp. Since 6500K is the calibrated value, and is the neutral value of white light (not to be confused as being the same as daylight), I roll with 6500K most times. Every now and then, I'll roll with AWB, but mostly 6500K.
I've been using 6500K going all the way back to my Canon 1D MK II, so when I learned that Hassy calibrated to 6500K ... yup, I'm good with that. 
That said, their AWB is pretty good (imo) and I'm okay with using it, too. Likely, that is because they originally calibrated to 6500K (my guess). Sometimes, I use AWB when I'm doing event / recording work (for convenience). If I am shooting to present natures lighting colors ... 6500K is my starting point (adjustable in post). Otoh, if I'm shooting a fixed lighting scene for a volume of work, I may take the time to dial in the color of that lighting. Just depends on whether I'm shooting for subject illumination (WB correction) or lighting color (nature's crayons).
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