Qpcard 101 Review

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Introduction

Qpcard is first and foremost a gray balancing calibration paper, You can also use it to make sure you don't blow highlights/shadows. The Qpcard is made out of thin plastic, and painted with accurate white, black and gray. It has a self adhesive strip on the back, so you can stick it to walls etc. It comes in packages of 3, for the 101.

Specifications

Size. 142mm x 40mm

Price: $16.95USD

Positives

• Easy to use. Although they should have provided information about how you can keep the highlights and shadows from not clipping, when you use the card.

Drawbacks

• Expensive. I wouldn't have minded the price if the quality of the product was better.
• Build. The Qpcard scratch easily, all of my samples shows paint dabs on them. Making them less accurate.

Verdict

A very easy to use product, If the product had a better build quality this product would be a winner. That said, my cards are still usable, but for the price paid you want something that last longer and function 100%. On my 3 cards there seem to be the gray part which is the worst. I don't know if the cards I got was a bad sample or not. That said this product is definitely ok, as you can see in the sample pictures below.

Features
Performance
Build
Value

Qpcard 101 Price: $16.95USD

Alternatives

Qpcard 4-Step Gray Scale Card. Price: $59.95 USD

Xrite ColorChecker Gray Scale. From: $57.95 USD

Delta gray card.From: $2.99 USD

Sample Pictures

Images have been imported to photoshop CS3 through Capture NX 2 thus leaving the original image settings as shot, I. E white balance, sharpening, etc .etc. Full resolution sample images are in RGB color mode. Check out my copyright page for information about usage of these images.

Camera: Nikon D2H, Lens 15mm f/2.8 White balance: manual 5600K
Original file.

Only gray point used.

All points sampled, with Photoshop standard values.

All points sampled, custom settings for levels in photoshop, the highlight and shadows are not clipped.

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