Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] Question about M8 exposure
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu Jan 15 07:34:32 2009
References: <D01FE636-BEAA-45DB-BD07-F7A38FC6B7F6@frozenlight.eu>
 
At 01:10 AM 1/15/2009, you wrote:
>I have noticed that most of the M8 images posted here have exposure
>compensation of -1/3 stop or -2/3 stop applied to them. Is there any
>particular reason for doing that? I have not noticed any tendency for
>my M8 to overexpose (I shoot on aperture priority and auto ISO most of
>the time).
>
>Cheers,
>Nathan

I usually, but not always, use -1/3.  I think digital exposures are 
more like slide film than negative film so I expose for the 
highlights instead of the shadows.

Tina

Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com
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