Spyder Cube for white balance and exposure

Reader James K pointed me to the new Datacolor Spyder Cube. It is more versatile and durable than a gray card, and I’ve ordered one to try out—it looks great!

Datacolor Spyder Cube

The single best thing one can do for image quality overall is to nail the white balance, and this looks like the ticket. At about $59, it’s well worth the money, especially in light of prices on not-so-durable Macbeth color checker cards.