Car LED lights are pink/purple, not red

[VektorCRO]

I have a problem where lights (taillights and even inside on car gauge dials, the light is not red but purple. Anyone have any idea what could be the problem? I am using 5d MkII with 17-40, white balance is automatic. I am shooting hundrets of cars and editing one by one is a big job. Thanks for your anwsers in advance.

[RobertTheFat]

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@VektorCRO wrote:
Thing is, I do around 30 cars daily. Each car 20 photos. Using extra lights or tripod is not possible with time requierments.

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As Albert Einstein is suppposed to have once said, "Everything should be made as simple as possible – but not simpler."

[wq9nsc]

Well said Bob!

Many companies have gone bankrupt by being the most efficient producer of products that nobody wants to buy.  Efficiecny without simultaneous effectiveness is worthless.

Rodger 

[Waddizzle]

I am still curious what the lights would look like with a longer exposure. I am a little surprised that a CPL filter would have no effect on the lights.

I get the impression that you are close to your wits end, and are rushing for a solution, instead of taking a moment to observe and think it through.

[kvbarkley]

At the very least, can you take some shots at varying exposure compensations to make sure that if the lights are not blown out, they are red? Also try a shot in RAW to see if that gives you enough dynamic range to lower the highlights to make the lights red.

But you aren't even trying. You need to determine the exact cause of the problem before you can fix it.