Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, I am working on that technique, but have a long way to go. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm Summicron + M8 on Auto = Overexposure? > Jim, > Why don't you look at the histogram and keep adjusting the exposure, > by exposing to the right, i.e. exposing for the highlights. The RAW > picture will look washed out, but can be adjusted very easily in the > RAW converter. The camera exposure meter is just a starting point > nowadays, when we can precisely tune exposure using a histogram. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: >> Thanks, Bob. I don't know exactly how the M8 and my Oly 4/3 compare with >> respect to exposure compensation, but, after reading comments from other >> M8 >> users about using -2/3, I set that same adjustment on my E-510 and it >> works >> out pretty close. I make final adjustments in the RAW converter. >> >> 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: Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:40 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm Summicron + M8 on Auto = Overexposure? >> >> >>> Jim Nichols responded: >>> >>>> Since the posted images are jpegs, I was just curious as to whether the >>>> image was shot RAW or jpeg?< >>> >>> RAW; I almost always shoot RAW only with the M8 because it processes >>> through the buffer to the card a lot faster that way. >>> >>> .................................................. >>> >>> Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> I've never used not heard of a digital camera that didn't need to be >>>> dialed >>> >>> down a bit. I dial most of mine a full or almost a full stop.< >>> >>> I generally set the EV at -1/3; I'm afraid of underexposing shadows >>> which will then have a lot of noise in them. >>> >>> ................................................. >>> >>> Ric Carter said: >>> >>>> metering pattern is different for each focal length >>> >>> the M7 manual has pattern illustrations.< >>> >>> How does the M7 know what the focal length is? >>> >>> Since I get more accurate automatic exposure using the M8 with a >>> longer lens (35, 50, 75) than I do with a wider lens (28, 15) I assume >>> there is some interplay between the lens and the meter coverage; I'm >>> just curious as to what/how/why. >>> >>> ................................................ >>> >>> Frank Fillipone offered: >>> >>>> I think Mark is right..... set it for -2/3 exposure and continue using >>>> the >>> >>> camera.... then figure out if that is right for you.... >>> >>> BTW, I think it was Tina that said she always underexposed, then >>> expanded >>> the image using LR.<< >>> >>> See my response to Mark; I'm afraid of too much shadow with too much >>> noise. >>> >>> ............................................. >>> >>> I think the basic answer though is to simply remember that the M8 >>> slightly overexposes when using wider lenses and adjust the settings >>> accordingly when changing lenses. That will certainly adhere to the >>> KISS principle. Now if I can just remember...... >>> >>> Thanks for your thoughts. >>> >>> --Bob >>> >>> ====On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Robert D. Baron >>> <rbaron at concentric.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >