Leica M8 - For Direct Setting of Color Temperature; For Manual Setting by Metering

For direct setting of color temperature
You can directly set values between 2000 and 13100
(K
1
) (from 2000 to 5000K in increments of 100, from
5000 to 8000K in increments of 200 and from 8000
to 13,100K in increments of 300). This provides you
with a broad scope, covering almost all color tempera-
tures that can occur in practice and within which you
can adapt the color reproduction very sensitively to
the existing light color and/or your personal prefer-
ences.
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 80/93)
select White balance (5.2.3) and
2. in the associated sub-menu select the Kelvin
setting option.
3. Use the central setting ring (1.30) or the up/down
direction buttons (1.31) to select the desired value,
and
4. confirm your setting by pressing the
SET
button
once again.
For manual setting by metering
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 80/93)
select White balance (5.2.3), and
2. in the respective sub-menu, select the option.
3. Press the
SET
button (1.22).
• The message
will
appear in the monitor.
4. The actual setting is made by subsequently taking a
picture in which you should aim at a white or neu-
tral gray surface in the center of the picture.
• Instead of the menu list, the picture just taken
will appear in the monitor, and within it the mes-
sage .
However, if the exposure is not assessed as correct or
the surface you aim at is not neutral, this is indicated
by or . In such cases,
repeat step 2 with the correct exposure setting or
with a more neutral surface.
A value set in this way remains saved and will be used
for all subsequent pictures until it is either replaced
by a newly metered value or when you use one of the
other white balance settings.
WB not setBad exposure
WB is set
at a white surface and release the shutter
Point the cameraAttention
Note:
A white balance setting achieved by metering which
has already been saved can also be recalled, even
after the white balance setting had been changed over
to one of the other settings. This is done by perform-
ing steps 1-3 and (instead of step 4) pressing the
SET
button once again.
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