- Lightroom Version Number
- 10.3
- Operating System
- macOS 11 Big Sur
Hi,
I'm having major problems with files shot on the Nikon Z6ii and Z7ii cameras not displaying a consistent white balance in Lightroom Classic, which just doesn't make sense, so I hope some can shed some light on this for me. I've used numerous combinations of Nikon bodies before side by side, and never experienced this issue before. Even the D850 with the Z6ii was spot on, however for some reason, the Z7ii isn't.
I use the Z6ii and Z7ii side by side for weddings, with manual white balance on both set to 5000k, with 0 tint. So I shoot to both cameras within seconds of each other, so I need the white balance to be spot on.
I can import these files in to Nikon's software and the white balance shows correctly as shot for both images (as one might expect), with the WB matching the values set in camera, and both files looking identical also. The dropper tool in the Nikon software confirms this. So in theory the two camera models do have the same white balance profiles, and variation between the camera isn't the issue. The same is true in Capture One - while the temperature value might vary slightly, the critical point is that they match between the two cameras. I'm not bothered about numbers, just consistency.
However, when they import to Lightroom, the ‘as shot’, values are 4900 +5 for the Z6ii files, and 5200 +15 for the Z7ii files. With these values the RAW images look the same, but of course if I want to consistently warm up images shot from the same scene with the two separate cameras, it is impossible, as the start points are different, the finish points are therefore vastly different if I apply a daylight WB of 5500. For some reason, Lightroom is modifying the raw files on import differently, to render them unusable. The only way to get round this is by working mathematically and adding the difference in temperature and tint for one camera to the other by adding the change made numerically, which is ludicrous and time consuming.
The problem is so bad I've had to resort to buying a second Z6ii body, so at least I can get consistent white balance between two cameras, but I still want to use the Z7ii alongside the Z6ii, as there is no logical reason why I shouldn't be able to it seems.
Is anyone able to shed any light on why this might be happening? Lightroom Classic and all camera firmware is up to date.
Thanks,
Robin
I'm having major problems with files shot on the Nikon Z6ii and Z7ii cameras not displaying a consistent white balance in Lightroom Classic, which just doesn't make sense, so I hope some can shed some light on this for me. I've used numerous combinations of Nikon bodies before side by side, and never experienced this issue before. Even the D850 with the Z6ii was spot on, however for some reason, the Z7ii isn't.
I use the Z6ii and Z7ii side by side for weddings, with manual white balance on both set to 5000k, with 0 tint. So I shoot to both cameras within seconds of each other, so I need the white balance to be spot on.
I can import these files in to Nikon's software and the white balance shows correctly as shot for both images (as one might expect), with the WB matching the values set in camera, and both files looking identical also. The dropper tool in the Nikon software confirms this. So in theory the two camera models do have the same white balance profiles, and variation between the camera isn't the issue. The same is true in Capture One - while the temperature value might vary slightly, the critical point is that they match between the two cameras. I'm not bothered about numbers, just consistency.
However, when they import to Lightroom, the ‘as shot’, values are 4900 +5 for the Z6ii files, and 5200 +15 for the Z7ii files. With these values the RAW images look the same, but of course if I want to consistently warm up images shot from the same scene with the two separate cameras, it is impossible, as the start points are different, the finish points are therefore vastly different if I apply a daylight WB of 5500. For some reason, Lightroom is modifying the raw files on import differently, to render them unusable. The only way to get round this is by working mathematically and adding the difference in temperature and tint for one camera to the other by adding the change made numerically, which is ludicrous and time consuming.
The problem is so bad I've had to resort to buying a second Z6ii body, so at least I can get consistent white balance between two cameras, but I still want to use the Z7ii alongside the Z6ii, as there is no logical reason why I shouldn't be able to it seems.
Is anyone able to shed any light on why this might be happening? Lightroom Classic and all camera firmware is up to date.
Thanks,
Robin