Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob, The third image is impressive for a 100% crop. Very sharp and nice colors. Since the posted images are jpegs, I was just curious as to whether the image was shot RAW or jpeg? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert D. Baron" <rbaron at concentric.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:48 PM Subject: [Leica] 28mm Summicron + M8 on Auto = Overexposure? > I've been trying to decide what and why is going on here. The 28mm > Summicron, when used on my M8 set on automatic, is slightly > overexposing the "frame". > > See http://www.bobbaron.com/28CronOct09/index.html . > > The first frame is out of the camera at ISO 320, -1/3 EV (stop) > exposure. It is washed out. The second frame is the same image > adjusted down another half stop in Lightroom and is a lot closer to > what a correct exposure should be. > > Do wider lenses throw the metering off somehow? > > I can take some of the pain out of this obviously by setting the > camera to expose at -2/3 rather than -1/3 when I use this lens, but > I'm just curious as to what is going on. > > The lens is pretty nice; the third frame is a 100% crop (also iso 320) > with a little more tweaking in Lightroom. > > --Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >