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ExpoDisc

Postby birddog114 on Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:22 pm

http://www.expodisc.com/

Just arrived today for evaluation in 77mm.

Very nice packaging plus they're very interesting products, my thoughts. Will use them to shoot at the Xmas Dinner Party as evaluation.

The ExpoDisc Warm balance Filter + The Ultimate White Balance Filter + Depth Of Field Guide (Apeture Guide)

I'll have them for Onyx playing around and we will post review later.
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Postby kipper on Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:24 pm

What sort of price are we looking at for these two products Birdy?
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Postby birddog114 on Mon Dec 06, 2004 7:27 pm

kipper wrote:What sort of price are we looking at for these two products Birdy?


Prices are on their website, in US Dollar
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Postby Greg B on Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:54 pm

I notice that the warming Expodisc doesn't make the little kiddie look any less snippy.
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Postby Onyx on Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:09 pm

Wow, there's already expectation for me to come up with "superb" results at the xmas dinner, or at least with respect to white balance, due to this expodisc! ;)

Actually, I think something like that would suit people like me - who shoot predominantly Jpegs. Not having the luxury of selecting gray point post process to adjust and perfect white balance. LOL Greg - the website's warming sample shots sure could do with a rethink. 8)
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Postby Raydar on Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:52 am

Great stuff Birdy :wink:

I’ve seen these before on the net so I’m interested in seeing what & Onyx think of them.

Look forward to reading the reviews mate.

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Postby birddog114 on Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:04 am

Raydar wrote:Great stuff Birdy :wink:

I’ve seen these before on the net so I’m interested in seeing what & Onyx think of them.

Look forward to reading the reviews mate.

Cheers
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Raydar,
Their Depth of Field Guide (Aperture Only) is quite good. Play around little bit last night.
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Postby Raydar on Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:14 am

Thanks for that mate :wink:

Quite interested in one!!!!!

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Expodisc

Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Dec 07, 2004 6:54 am

I have one of these, and I find the ability to preset WB using Expodisc is excellent.
The process doesn't take long, and I have been very happy with results so far.
I have tended not to use it with flash- the Nikon WB setting for flash seems fine, although Expodisc could be valuable where you have a mixture of light sources.
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Re: Expodisc

Postby birddog114 on Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:02 am

cricketfan wrote:I have one of these, and I find the ability to preset WB using Expodisc is excellent.
The process doesn't take long, and I have been very happy with results so far.
I have tended not to use it with flash- the Nikon WB setting for flash seems fine, although Expodisc could be valuable where you have a mixture of light sources.


Cricketfan,
It's nice to have another member of this forum tested and play with it.
Their new ExpoDisc Digital Warm Balance Filter is quite nice too. I believe you have the old version and it was with plastic rim, the new products come with metal rim and with proper packaging. I like them very much, played around last night, will put them in a real test drive this coming Friday night at the Xmas Party.
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Expodisc

Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:21 am

Yes Birdy mine is all plastic.
I agree with the packaging & instructions - all very professional.
I find one of the big advantages is that it makes me think about WB. Sometimes I used to forget about it & even though you can recover in Nikon Capture, it's probably better to start properly.
Keep us posted on the D70Users.com tests.
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Postby Onyx on Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:21 pm

Ok, sample images:

Auto WB
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Incandescent WB
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Preset (with Expodisc) WB
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Postby Raydar on Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:31 pm

Thanks for that mate.

What an awesome piece of gear!!!!! :shock:

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Postby jimsy on Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:35 pm

The results of the ExpoDisc based on your samples are very impressive. ;) I'm sooo tempted.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:51 pm

Fantastic!

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Postby Onyx on Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:07 am

Keep in mind, the $2.95 pringles lid does almost the same function, for a whole lot less. I think JordanP had some samples comparing pringles to expodisc. Keep an eye out, maybe he'll post those. :)

My remarks:
Auto WB works only in the range from 3000K to whatever (it's in the manual, I forget... and I'm drunk), and tungsten lighting falls outside of the range. Setting the correct WB (incandesent in this case) got a close enough result. For some, close enough would be good enough... and without the other pics to compare with, I would personally be very happy with the incandesent results. But for those striving for perfection, the expodisc is superb. However, I'm not convinced of its merits for RAW shooters. You could always select a grey point with NEFs, unless you have a mixture of lighting in which case the expodisc is indispensible. BTW, the sample shots were taken under halogen lighting - not too different from ordinary lightbulbs in terms of light colour output.
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Postby Onyx on Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:24 pm

Oh BTW, hello and welcome to the forums jimsy. You're in Bella Vista... not far from me (the other side of Glenwood). :)
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