Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes and that's why if what I just clicked is something I really want to have come out I check the back of the camera to make sure the high tones are fully there. Check the histogram even. If not I set the exposure over ride down a bit more and click it again. If I click on something in which I totally don't care then maybe I wont check it as I'm walking away. And have regretted doing that. As why I'm I shooting it if I don't care? Best to trust our instincts I err on the side of under exposure for sure. Have great luck in bring up stuff out of the darks. Not the opposite.. On 6/22/13 11:52 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > I am not disagreeing with you, but with colour digital it is unusual to > have > all three colours blown out so some recovery is possible. A blown > highlight on > a Monochrom is pure white with no tonal recovery, but I have not found it a > huge issue in practice. > > john > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> Another thought which caught me on his thing is he says the camera is not >> tolerant of over exposure. >> I'm wondering what camera was he using which WAS tolerant of over >> exposure? >> As as far as I know all digital cameras are very similar to shooting >> slides. >> You don't over expose them. You place your high tones carefully and let >> the >> dark tones fall where they may. >> A statement like "this camera is not tolerant of over exposure" makes me >> thing this is not a guy who has gotten into digital really. >> I read him widely during the film era. I hope he's really making the >> transition. >> >> >> On 6/21/13 10:32 AM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >>> Great review by Mason Resnick! I agree with almost everything he says >>> ;-) >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> PDN finally got around to it, I guess. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/Camera-Review-Leica- >> 8353.shtml?utm_sour >>>> ce=Silve >>>> >> rpop&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41858219&utm_term=96312&ut >> m_conten >>>> t= >>>> >>>> Greg Rubenstein >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/