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Imported into the UK by Bob Rigby Photographic

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A Zero WB Filter will give your images a more natural white balance
as preferred by portrait & wedding photographers

A Custom White Balance is used to override the Auto WB setting created by your digital camera.

The Zero WB Filter can create a more natural compensation setting which can be more accurate in many circumstances than the Auto White Balance provided by the camera itself.

After a Custom White Balance is set, the camera will distribute the red, green, and blue colour levels in any image that a user has taken to set the correct colour balance.

You can then continue photographing with the same custom setting to achieve consistent results for the duration of a shoot. (under the same source & position of light)

Without a custom setting even slight changes in image framing can fool the normal Auto White Balance abilities of most digital cameras and the Zero WB filter helps avoid this.

Basic information on how to use the White Balance Filter is listed below...

 

We recommend that you become familiar with how to set a Custom White Balance on your camera
before using Zero WB Filter for the first time ( If not please refer to your camera instruction manual )

Set camera to Program or Auto

Switch focusing to manual
( stops camera hunting for focus )

Set camera AWB to Custom Mode
( refer to camera manual if unsure )

Hold Zero WB filter tightly against the front of the lens

Point camera towards main light source
NEVER: point a camera at a light source without the filter attached
Serious damage can result to the camera sensor or your eyes !

Take an exposure and remove the filter

From the camera menu select Custom White Balance
and then select the image just taken.
N.B. This method varies between camera manufacturers

Then using this setting change camera auto focus / exposure to those required for the subject and continue shooting unless lighting position or lighting conditions change

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The Zero WB Filter is supplied in a presentation box,
complete with a detachable neck cord, making it ready for immediate use.

 

Sample Images

Daylight

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Camera : EOS-1D Mark II
WB : Auto White Balance
( Using Camera Auto )
Aperture : F2.8
Sutter speed : 1/60 s
Sensitivity : ISO 100

Camera : EOS-1D MarkII
WB : Custom White Balance
(Using Zero WB Filter)
Aperture : F2.8
Sutter speed : 1/60 s
Sensitivity : ISO 100

650W tungsten lighting

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Camera : Minolta Dynax 5D
WB : Auto White Balance
( Using Camera Auto )
Aperture : F8
Sutter speed : 1/60 s
Sensitivity : ISO 100

Camera : Minolta Dynax 5D
WB : Custom White Balance
(Using Zero WB Filter)
Aperture : F8
Sutter speed : 1/60 s
Sensitivity : ISO 100

Zero White Balance Filter