Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I set exposure not to blow out highlights, hence the -2/3 stop I always set (even when using Nikon's Matrix Metering) - shadow details can be coaxed out in post processing. Once you have the digital capture without blown highlights, you can play with it in your RAW processing software to get the exposure of your choice. I find that a range of as much as 1.5 stops either way is usable. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:57 PM, 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 > > > > > 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 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >