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Old 12-11-2008, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson View Post
We all have LCD flat panel screens .... some monsters 24" and bigger.

Why not clean up the computer screen , no dust of muck on it , and the open up something like MS Paint and create a full screen sized object that is as pure white as you can get and use that as the "light box" to get the custom white balance (in a darkened room) ? (would the screen luminance be sufficient ?)

Or alternatively get hold of nice cheap whiteboard and take that outside on a sunny day and use that to get the custom white balance ?
Ian you don't use a light box for Custom White Balance.
Flats are used to remove imperfections in the optical train that you're imaging through, like dust spots and vignetting.
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