[Leica] Today I took again the Monochrom and found a new friend

[Peter Dzwig]

Gerry, Lluis,

I do exactly the same sort of thing. I discovered, almost as soon as I started
using digital, that in order to get anything that was usable I had to work with
-0.5 on both my Fujis (X-Pro and XE), irrespective of software upgrades.

When I was using my favourite film (Kodak BW400CN) I always exposed it as if it
were 250 ASA.

Peter

On 31/08/2018 12:56, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> Hi Gerry,
> 
> Thanks for looking and for your comment, you are talking about an interesting point I was just yesterday discussing with a Leica friend in Barcelona, he said me he expose on the maximum highlighted point of the picture to avoid “broken highlights”, I was saying him that this is not correct in my opinion, he was converting a Zone IX or X into a V or even IV, but everyone of us has his own rules. I have usually my camera set at -0.33 and many times I still expose half stop less, what minds I’m exposing -0.83.  This is usual rule when I expose with digital, I do this because in my opinion the highlights are easily over Zone X and with digital it is very difficult correct these over exposed highlights, if you want correct this in the edition as you say once the highlights are over exposed you can’t correct them and if you do it you obtain a ugly grey highlights. On the other hand with digital it is incredible the information you can get from the shadows, particularly with the Monochrom. But with film I do the opposite, remember the old rule “Expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights”. 
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> Lluis
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>> El 31 ag 2018, a les 10:59, Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
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>> This is really very nice. I notice that very often you set exposure to -0.33 in-camera. Wouldn’t you get exactly the same effect if you did this in post-processing do you think as surely it can make little difference to the depth of field.
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>> Gerry
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>>> On 30 Aug 2018, at 21:17, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:
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>>> I agree. Excellent shot Lluis.
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>>> Peter
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>>> On 22/08/2018 20:07, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>> Just beautiful—the lady, the smile, the photo!
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>>>> Un abrazo,
>>>> Nathan
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>>>>> On 15 Aug 2018, at 02:58, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Martine
>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Portraits/20180814_L1019134V2.jpg.html>
>>>>> Leica Mm, Summilux 35 pre asph
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>>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>>>
>>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>>> Lluis
>>>>>
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