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Subject: [Leica] Question about M8 exposure
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun Jan 18 11:53:35 2009
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On Jan 18, 2009, at 12:34 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

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> Lee,
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> Interesting, as I have found that using +1/3 to +2/3 EV blows out  
> the highlights tremendously with my M8, whereas using -1/3 to -2/3  
> EV provides more information to work with.


yup, when in doubt forget theory and look at the photos...

:-)


Steve



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> Cheers,
> Gene
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> -------------- Original message from "Leland Deane" <lmdmd@att.net>:  
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> During two of his seminars (the ones I attended), Seth Resnick  
> talked about exposure with a digital sensor in mind instead of slide  
> film. While relative over exposure is death to film, keeping the  
> histogram to the right as much as possible is desirable because you  
> are adding 'information' digitally that you can work with. Now of  
> course we're not talking about gross over exposure, clipping, or  
> poor exposures. But the point is well taken that one should try and
>> 'gather' as much digital data as possible for post production.
>> Seth recommended, therefore, setting the exposure compensation in  
>> most cameras to +1/3 or +2/3 of a stop. I have used this with all  
>> my Canons and Leicas
>> (digital) with good results.
>>
>> Lee
>>
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