Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]confusion is result of not kowing what camera type Tina is referring to in each bit of her sentences - I tried to construe some explanation and posted my answer for Tina to confirm, or deny. Waiting then. Yours Phil...x Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Oct 8, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Philippe Amard wrote: > >> Thanks Tina. >> >> So overexposure would only fare with the M8 if I follow your point, >> and underexposing is not that heretic with others. > > > > > sorry Philippe, you've lost me now...Steve > > >> Thanks again for the information. >> Phil...x >> >> Tina Manley wrote: >> >>> At 03:33 PM 10/8/2007, you wrote: >>> >>>> Tina, >>>> >>>> I knew of the under-exposure trick and use it to protect the >>>> highlights when I can. >>>> You're now referring to another school advocating over-exposure. >>>> Could you sum up what the rationale is as it goes against my own >>>> experience.of blow out highlights. >>>> TIA >>>> Phil..x >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, Phil - All other digital cameras, except the Leica M8, give >>> better details in the shadows if you overexpose slightly. There is >>> more information in the highlights that can be rescued using ACR or >>> Lightroom's Recovery slider - or similar software by other >>> manufacturers - when you shoot Raw. From everything I've read the >>> shadows suffer more from underexposure than the highlights do from >>> overexposure. This is the opposite of what everybody expected >>> because we're used to working with slide film and exposing for the >>> highlights. Think back to B&W film and expose for the shadows >>> seems to be the rationale for digital. Except Leica, who, it >>> seems, took advantage of the ability to compress the highlights >>> more than the shadows to make smaller files. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> Tina Manley >>> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI >>> http://www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >