[Leica] Question about M8 exposure

[leica at web-options.com (Bob W)]

> 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