Guy Godwin
January 15th, 2008, 01:11 PM
Tonight I am shooting a Basketball game that has very good Florescent lighting. I am wondering what filters (if any) would be best. I am shooting the game with a Canon XL2 and will be using the 20X lens and I have the PL, UV FDL.
What do you think?
Alessandro Garabaghi
January 15th, 2008, 02:08 PM
White balance properly.
Guy Godwin
January 15th, 2008, 02:20 PM
So you don't think any filter would be a benifit?
Rick L. Allen
January 15th, 2008, 07:42 PM
Guy, that's the whole point of white balancing - to adjust for color temperature at your location. Most gyms aren't well lit anyway and putting a filter on the camera will only decrease the amount of light entering the lens and decrease your depth of field.
Cole McDonald
January 15th, 2008, 10:26 PM
Usually, gymnasiums light with big orangy lights. those should white balance pretty well. If they are flourescents, you can add a light magenta (FL or minus green) filter AFTER white balancing to get rid of the greenish cast that flourescents throw.