Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I usually set mine to -1/3 or -1/2 to save highlight detail. Or better yet use a good incident meter to expose for the highlights. Jim On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:00 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Actually Bob placing your histogram in that direction of over exposing a > slide or digital capture is not an option a photographer happens to have at > all and not for any conceivable reason. Once you've lost detail in your > highlights their gone. > So yes it is in a sense "mindless". As doing so indicates a complete lack > of > knowledge of what one is doing. > > And even if in working with negative materials you expose your highlights > too far to the top of the curve no amount of under development is going to > address the situation. - you have to expose with highlights in mind to you > can't just develop for them. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Bob W <leica@web-options.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:28:21 -0000 >> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Question about M8 exposure >> >>> Typically when I'm standing next to a person using a DSLR or >>> M8 if they look >>> at their screen at all it will pop up rally over exposed. >>> Same as when I've seen peoples stuff on their laptops. >>> Mass over exposing mindlessness. >> >> What makes you think it's mindless? >> >> If it looks over-exposed on the screen there's a good chance that they are >> exposing to the right of the histogram deliberately, to maximise the >> amount >> of information where it's most useful. Then on the PC you adjust the tone >> curve as required to distribute the tonal values as you wish across the >> image, making full use of the dynamic range without introducing noise. >> >> It's no different in principle, and no more or less mindless, than >> exposing >> for the shadows and developing for the highlights, which are perfectly >> respectable things to do in film photography. >> >> You should perhaps understand things a little before you start tossing the >> insults around, and maybe give your fellow photographers a little credit >> for >> knowing what they're doing. >> >> Bob >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >