Variable color temp?

[Steve_Bec]

Maybe this was covered but I couldn't find it. In Barry's book, he says if you hit the AWB button you can cycle through to Var white and dial any color temp through the function button. I just cant get it to appear. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Shooter]

You need to make sure the function button is not assigned to another function before that works.

 

[ScottNelson]

Maybe this was covered but I couldn't find it. In Barry's book, he says if you hit the AWB button you can cycle through to Var white and dial any color temp through the function button. I just cant get it to appear. Any ideas? Thanks

To me this is one of the greatest features of the AF100. On a recent shoot with mixed Florescent / Tungsten lighting, I dialed in 3600K for a perfect match. I don't believe there is any way you could white balance your way to that look and temperature.

You get to it via the White Balance 3-way switch (PRST-A-B); once in PRST, you then use the AWB button to select VAR, then use the FUNCTION control to go up or down in temp. Works like a charm.

 

[Steve_Bec]

Cool guys, Thanks. I'll give it a try!!

 

[Benjamin Eckstein]

Agreed. This feature is great. Certainly it's not the first cam to have it, but it's very well implemented. I too was doing some shoots today under mixed lighting and couldn't get a satisfying reading off a white card, but dialed in something that looked right using the variable temp. Worked great.

 

[HVX-Ninja]

You need to make sure the function button is not assigned to another function before that works.

Can you please tell me how to un-assign the function button? I can just choose from INH, FOCUS IRIS, Y GET and the combos.
Can't get Barry's book here in Norway yet.

 

[Barry_Green]

Just hold the function knob in for a couple of seconds. It pushes in like a button, so push it in and hold it for a couple of seconds until it clears the cursor off your screen and the "AREA" word goes off the display.