Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/31

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Subject: [Leica] TECH: Advice and experience requested - M8
From: clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss)
Date: Sat Mar 31 13:30:10 2007
References: <032920070440.10498.460B434D0001BF7500002902219791280203010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

Are you shooting DNG or JPG? If DNG, what are you using for a Raw
converter. I have tried shooting DNG+JPG, and the JPGs out of the
camera look better that JPGs from Lightroom  at default settings. My
DNGs tend more to underexposure than overexposure.
--
clive

On 3/28/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
> I have a question for the M8 users, I have noticed that the exposures from 
> my M8 seem to be over exposed, quite a bit.  I realize the meter pattern 
> is different, being center weighted average, instead of the selective spot 
>  of previous M and R cameras.  But I can't seem to figure out the pattern 
> to where I get the exposure right.  Any one else have this problem?  Is 
> the cure to use the EV compensation all the time? Or what am I doing 
> wrong, that I got right before?  I am using Auto Exposure with the M8, but 
> I use this with my R8 and seem to get the exposure right 90% of the time ( 
> at least for my tastes)
>

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