Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry to go geeky on you Dr Ted! No argument with you on what works there, Sir. I'm just really interested in trying to learn more on this stuff just because I like to learn more stuff. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 31 October 2010 14:42, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Geoff Hopkinson offered: > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Roofers at 2500 ISO > > > That's easy. Its not so much the total mumber of photons in your bucket as >> the signal/noise ratio. Sort of how much gin (good electrons) you put in a >> glass with a fixed amount of vermouth (noise) >> >> Sandy Mcguffog explains it very well as part of this article >> >> >> http://chromasoft.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-expose-to-right-is-just-plain-wrong.html<<<<<<< >> > > Hi Geoff, > Well mate I had a look at this chap Sandy Mcguffog's writing and > explanation and I did exactly what I always do when attempting to cope with > all the tests, theories etc about digital cameras! I read, I forget! Moved > on. WHY? > > Well first off he was using words I had no idea what he was talking about > because I'm a photographer and not a technician! :-) > > So my plan is staying with what's been successful so far and that is? I'll > carry on exactly the way I have since my first encounter with digital > cameras. set the ISO, look through view finder, if all looks cool... "PRESS > THE BLOODY BUTTON!" ;-) > > Oh well it's me and digi stuff, I have tried to understand all the terms > and words I've never seen before and certainly have no idea what they mean. > So it's much easier to set most things to auto whatever and take pictures. > It has worked so far during night and day, hardly any light and lots of > light. In the rain, snow and sleet, heat and cold, inside and out. I guess > I > work on the basis of the less you fiddle, the less screw-ups you'll have. > :-) > > Thanks for the heads-up on the article even though it scared the hell out > of me thinking "maybe I should really try this stuff?" Then closed the > computer screen with... "Oh well another day." ;-) > Thanks Mate! :-) > > cheers, > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >