Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 3, 2008, at 9:57 AM, leo wesson wrote: > Steve, > > Yes, the histogram has a 0 and a 255, that's what's important and > that's > what is affected by exposure. I'm not sure that there is a "right" in > digital. Except for shooting raw, that's always right. if that is the case, doesn't it imply that there is no need to set aperture or time for exposure ? why bother ? Steve > I will often > process my raw at different settings and combine them for extended > details. > There are a lot of wrongs however... > > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> > wrote: > >> >> On Mar 3, 2008, at 9:41 AM, leo wesson wrote: >> >>> Steve, >>> >>> In my experience, a digital neg has more latitude than a >>> conventional >>> negative. Plus 1, minus 1 stop, all well within the raw latitude. >> >> thanks Leo... so if I understand, the RAW IS affected by the light >> settings, it's just that there is sufficient latitude so that >> corrections can be successfully applied later... >> >> >> if it's not "right", >> >> >> as we do with film negatives... >> >> >> is this correct? >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> Leo Wesson >>> Photographer/Videographer >>> 817.733.9157 >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:27 AM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 3, 2008, at 8:14 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>>> >>>>> As far as I know, it is. >>>> >>>> >>>> I am somehow having trouble with this Jayanand... >>>> >>>> >>>> as this says that camera settings affecting the amount of light >>>> hitting the sensor, do not change the "negative"... >>>> >>>> >>>> but we all know that a true film negative is altered by these >>>> setttings. >>>> >>>> >>>> Since RAW is the digital negative, why is that not also affected ? >>>> >>>> Anyone ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> best, Steve Barbour >> "I never wanted to be famous" out soon. >> kididdoc@cox.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information best, Steve Barbour "I never wanted to be famous" out soon. kididdoc@cox.net