Kodak R-27 Gray Cards

  • Price: $19.95
  • B&H # KOBGC
  • Mfr# 1903061

Product Highlights

  • Gray Side Offers 18% Reflectance
  • White Side Offers 90% Reflectance

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Kodak R-27 Gray Cards are used to help check lighting ratios and lighting distribution. They are valuable when you do slide copying or are trying to adjust for proper skin tones in black and white. These cards now incorporate a higher quality MunSell 18% Reflectance (Gray) Neutral Patch. Both cards are double-sided - one side gray and one side white.

Dimensions 4 x 5" (100 x 125mm)
8 x 10" (203 x 254mm)

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Kodak R-27 Gray Cards
 
4.3

(based on 20 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (10)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (7)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (2)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (0)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (1)

89%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Consistent reactions (10)
  • Compact (7)
  • Easy to use (3)

Cons

  • Poor quality (3)

Best Uses

  • Photography (13)
  • Developing (3)
  • Printing (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Enthusiast (6), Semi-pro photographer (4), Photo enthusiast (3), Pro photographer (3)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (11)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

A must-have for the digital photographer

If you can't afford a Gretag color checker, these cards are a great way to get consistent color. Yes, you can get white balance off your subject's white shirt, or use the auto ...Read complete review

If you can't afford a Gretag color checker, these cards are a great way to get consistent color. Yes, you can get white balance off your subject's white shirt, or use the auto mode, or guestimate when you open the images in photoshop, but there's something almost magic about the color you'll get if you use a real gray card to set your white balance. The best part of this particular version is you get a cute baby-sized grey card that fits in your pocket and is perfect for when you're out with a point-and-shoot.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

It'll get you in the ballpark.

I got this card to set the 'custom white balance' for my digicams.

It does quite well, although some tweaking in your favorite photo editor is still required to get the...Read complete review

I got this card to set the 'custom white balance' for my digicams.

It does quite well, although some tweaking in your favorite photo editor is still required to get the most from your file.

Main gripe is that it is basically grey paper mounted on plain cardboard. It is already warping. Don't get it even slightly wet - easily discolors and don't leave it in the interior of a hot car - fades. In other words, great for indoor shoots, not so great for the outdoors in even the slightest of extremes.

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5.0

Essential tool for studio.

By apjal

from Brossard, Qc, Canada

About Me Professional Artist

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Pros

  • Easy To Use
  • Improves Performance
  • Professional Quality

Cons

    Best Uses

    • In The Studio

    Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

    Sturdy card, very easy to use, the size is perfect, must use it for the white balance, white side for the highlights and the grey side for the white balnce. Does the job it's suppose to do.

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    • No

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    4.0

    Works for me.

    By MTP

    from WV

    About Me Professional

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Lightweight
    • Reliable

    Cons

    • Not Durable

    Best Uses

    • Macro Photography
    • Portraits
    • Studio

    Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

    Use in the studio. Accurate, simple, and inexpensive. Kodak gives lots of white balance info with cards.

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    • No

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    1.0

    Hmph! Kind of a pip off!

    By MarDen1959

    from Richland, WA.

    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Developing
        • Photography

        Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

        I am so stupid! I purchased this for custom white balance when I could have gone to a local craft store and bought a white poster board and had it do the same thing. Save some $$$ and go to your local craft store!

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        • No

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        5.0

        Must Have

        By Crystal

        from Spokane, WA

        About Me Pro Photographer

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Compact

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Photography

          Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

          A must have for white balance control. Comes with one large card and 2 small traveling cards.

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          • No

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          4.0

          Gray cards still useful

          By boni

          from Asheville, NC

          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Can't do without
          • Compact
          • Consistent Reactions
          • Easy to use

          Cons

          • Not scratch resistant
          • Not water resistant

          Best Uses

            Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

            Despite the miraculous performance of today's cameras the simple old-fashioned gray card still serves it's purpose for those that are serious about photography. However, as with all things, you have to know how to use it. Fortunately there are clear and extensive directions enclosed with the cards.

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            5.0

            Pricy but works :D

            By Macosita

            from Palo Alto, CA

            Verified Buyer

            Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

            I didn't know what these were for when I bought it, I just bought what was on my class supply list. I think it was a little pricy, but it works great and I do like having different colored sides.

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            5.0

            Perfect for my class!

            By Jenn

            from Novi, MI

            About Me Photo Enthusiast

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Sold Individually

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Photography

              Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

              I am taking an intro photography class and the teacher said that most gray cards come in packs of two so I was glad to see that this is was sold individually. Works great/simple/easy to use.

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              • No

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              5.0

              Kodak Gray cards

              By Stan

              from Chicago, IL

              About Me Semi-pro Photographer

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                    Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                    Think about the total control you have if you use your camera in manual model and measure the quality of light off the gray card. It elimantes the failure of the camera metering system that measures reflected light. So, your white snow becomes gray. With measuring the luminance of the light off your gray card, your snow is white. The gray card will give you perfect exposure.

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                    3.0

                    Great for indoor exposure metering

                    By Ted

                    from Singapore

                    About Me Photo Enthusiast

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Consistent Reactions

                    Cons

                    • Bulky
                    • Poor Construction

                    Best Uses

                    • Photography

                    Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                    I already owned a collapiable plastic gray card. Just want to make sure its accuaracy I bought this Kodak gray card. Kodak gray card is made of hard paper thus not good for outdoor usage. It is unlikely to sustain any rain or dust. Is best kept it indoor. If it is used indorr, it performs what it supposed to do. And because it could be used only indoor, I giave a 3 stars rating since it does not meet all my needs in shooting.

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                    5.0

                    Kodak Gray Card Review

                    By Joe, Opto Guy

                    from Dallas, TX

                    About Me Casual Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                      Cons

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                          Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                          Kodak maintians the consisntecy needed for reflective white 90%.
                          I have checked for variation over 30 years and do not see any signiifcant deviations that would be a concern.

                          Great product.

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                          • No

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                          4.0

                          work great

                          By run with needles

                          from northeast Ohio

                          About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Compact
                          • Consistent Reactions

                          Cons

                          • Poor Construction

                          Best Uses

                          • Photography

                          Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                          I was having trouble metering especially portraits in the shade. These helped me out tremendously.

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                          • No

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                          5.0

                          Great!

                          By Astacio

                          from San Juan, PR

                          About Me Pro Photographer

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Compact
                          • Consistent Reactions

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Developing
                            • Enlarging
                            • Photography
                            • Printing

                            Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                            Perfectly calibrated.
                            Used it to calibrate my camera to get better results when developing my film.

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                            • No

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                            (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

                             
                            4.0

                            Labor-saving device

                            By Rick

                            from North Carolina

                            About Me Pro Photographer

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Compact

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Photography
                              • Photoshop
                              • Printing

                              Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                              These gray cards provide a shortcut to precise color balance. By taking a test shot with the card positioned such that it is illuminated in the same way as your subject, you can adjust color balance in Photoshop using the neutral gray as a reference.

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                              (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                               
                              4.0

                              love these!

                              By lizzie

                              from richmond, va

                              About Me Photo Enthusiast

                              Verified Buyer

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                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                    Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                    these are very easy to use and the two different sizes are very helpful.

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                                    (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

                                     
                                    3.0

                                    It'll get you in the ballpark.

                                    By Toddis

                                    from Texas

                                    About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                                    Verified Buyer

                                    Pros

                                    • Consistent Reactions

                                    Cons

                                    • Poor Construction

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Photography

                                    Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                    I got this card to set the 'custom white balance' for my digicams.

                                    It does quite well, although some tweaking in your favorite photo editor is still required to get the most from your file.

                                    Main gripe is that it is basically grey paper mounted on plain cardboard. It is already warping. Don't get it even slightly wet - easily discolors and don't leave it in the interior of a hot car - fades. In other words, great for indoor shoots, not so great for the outdoors in even the slightest of extremes.

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                                    (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

                                     
                                    5.0

                                    A must-have for the digital photographer

                                    By Jim

                                    from Des Moines, Iowa

                                    About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                                    Pros

                                    • Compact
                                    • Consistent Reactions

                                    Cons

                                      Best Uses

                                      • Photography
                                      • Printing

                                      Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                      If you can't afford a Gretag color checker, these cards are a great way to get consistent color. Yes, you can get white balance off your subject's white shirt, or use the auto mode, or guestimate when you open the images in photoshop, but there's something almost magic about the color you'll get if you use a real gray card to set your white balance. The best part of this particular version is you get a cute baby-sized grey card that fits in your pocket and is perfect for when you're out with a point-and-shoot.

                                      Share this review

                                      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                                       
                                      5.0

                                      Great Cards

                                      By Glenninator

                                      from Cuero, TX

                                      About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                                      Verified Buyer

                                      Pros

                                      • Compact
                                      • Consistent Reactions

                                      Cons

                                        Best Uses

                                        • Photography

                                        Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                        Provides consistent midpoint and custom white balance. I like having two sets of cards. Holding a gray and white card together in a proof photo gives both grey and white for editing. Also like the small card for travel.

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                                        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                                         
                                        4.0

                                        No need for photoshop

                                        By Enthusiast

                                        from Iowa City, Iowa

                                        About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                                        Verified Buyer

                                        Pros

                                        • Consistent Reactions
                                        • Saves time photoshopping

                                        Cons

                                        • Bad for social pictures
                                        • Bulky

                                        Best Uses

                                        • Developing
                                        • Photography

                                        Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                        Gives the best possible color representation. Photoshop comes close (with work), but nothing beats the real thing as a starting point. Much cheaper than the filter-type (screw in) gray cards I've seen around, and they work on any lens diameter. Economical and practical. However, set-up time makes them bad for on-the-spot photography.

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                                        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                                         
                                        5.0

                                        everyone should buy them

                                        By Buddy

                                        from Cookeville, TN

                                        About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                                        Verified Buyer

                                        Pros

                                        • Consistent Reactions

                                        Cons

                                          Best Uses

                                          • Photography

                                          Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                          i am amazed at the difference if photo quality i am getting by using these cards. they are perfect for setting exposure and white balance.

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                                          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

                                           
                                          4.0

                                          Great product!

                                          By Calliston

                                          from Louisiana

                                          About Me Hobbyist/Enthusiast

                                          Verified Buyer

                                          Pros

                                          • Consistent Reactions

                                          Cons

                                            Best Uses

                                            • Photography

                                            Comments about Kodak R-27 Gray Cards:

                                            After learning about how easy it can be to get great exposure using gray cards, I purchased these as recommended by a seasoned photographer. They have been awesome for me! I can just about guarantee perfect exposure every time I use my gray card.

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                                            • 4 x 5" Gray Card
                                            • 8 x 10" Gray Card
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