Stable gray plastic card with sensitive surfaces

Finding a good gray card for a "perfect" white balance, really is not easy. Either you get printed paper or cardboard, which dissolves after a short time - or plastic cards that reflect or reflect and lead to no good result. Especially in video projects, direct white balance when recording is important, because you do not have RAW material in which a loss-free white balance can be carried out retrospectively. In photos, however, I use now simply RAW and spare me the white balance when shooting. So much for the general use, now the gray card itself.

The most important thing now anticipate: The gray cards in A5 and A4 photo wall lead me to a very good result. They consist of a sturdy plastic card, which is coated on the front mat with 18 percent gray. However, this coating is also quite delicate, which is why I always transporting the card in a paper envelope in my camera bag and Video Trolley. Even when holding the card you have to watch that one does not bring Fettdittscher on the coating. Here are other cards with a sealant, although during handling at an advantage - but reflect what the result falsified or are a priori not good at balancing. Overall, the maps of photo wall for me are the best compromise because for me the result counts and hold the cards in proper care and long term. We offer here the map of Fotowand in A5 and A4. The A4-size, I find much better from the handling ago, however, this size does not fit into normal photo bags. Therefore, I have in a trolley map in A4 and in his pocket a in A5.

Overall I would recommend the Photo Wall Maps very. However, since the coating is vulnerable, you have to carefully deal with them, but then has an optimal matching result!