Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As far as I know, it is. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > > On Mar 3, 2008, at 3:11 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > Geoff, > > I have -2/3 dialed in on my Nikons all the time. I think it is a > > digital > > thing!! If you shoot RAW it shouldnt matter, though > > yes, > > is that an absolute fact though ? > > > Steve > > > > > - my advice is never > > shoot jpg, always RAW. > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au > > > > > wrote: > > > >> Thanks Alastair, it seems to be a consensus. I am not yet ready to > >> surrender that all of that first EV all of the time. More practice > >> required. Gee I wish it had the EV comp on an analog dial on top. I > >> hate menus. I got a case for it with a flap that covers the display. > >> Two advantages. No left eyed nose grease and stops me chimping too > >> much.! Really I need to get used to the metering patterns and use the > >> AE lock like on my M7. Don't need no stinkin' histogram when I'm > >> shooting. > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> On 03/03/2008, at 4:39 PM, <afirkin@afirkin.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Lovely: my only comment with the M8 is that overexposure can spell > >>> death to a photo and if like me you don't chimp and check after > >>> each image I'd set the exposure to -2/3 at least: I run on -1 ev > >>> most of the time. > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> > >>> --- hoppyman@bigpond.net.au wrote: > >>> > >>> From: "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> > >>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Casual Portrait with Summilux 50 asph > >>> Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 17:14:25 +1000 > >>> > >>> Folks, My first steps learning to manage exposure with a new M. > >>> > >>> This is with the Summilux M 50 asph wide open. Now it has become a > >>> short portrait 67mm or so! > >>> > >>> <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/93634580> > >>> > >>> http://tinyurl.com/29trdn > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> The subject is my beautiful daughter from the shadow side. Just a > >>> quick casual shot obviously. > >>> > >>> I'm completely biased of course, but I love this one. > >>> > >>> Just look what the lens does on the 10MP sensor!! > >>> > >>> Now to get better at the exposure control without throwing away too > >>> much at the highlight end. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Cheers, Geoff > >>> > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > >>> > >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > best wishes, > > Steve Barbour > > "I never wanted to be famous" > > I just completed this book, and it will be out soon. > > kididdoc@cox.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >