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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Learning to Use Histograms
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 12:45:41 -0500
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Thanks, Philippe.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Learning to Use Histograms


> ditto
>
> I recently played with an M8 file - a first for me - it behaved 
> differently from the L1's, the G1's, the Olies, or the R9Diesel's. Not 
> better, not worse, just differently. Trial and error is the way for  you 
> to go Jim, just as the guy in Tina's post did.
> It should be fun over the coming weeks here :-)
> Keep them coming!
> Bien cordialement
> Philippe
>
> Le 8 sept. 11 ? 18:07, Robert Adler a ?crit :
>
>>
>> My experience indicates that it depends on the chip.
>> I've found that with 3/4 chips, drawing out blacks is difficult and 
>> noisy.
>> I've found that with Medium Format backs, there is an incredible  amount 
>> of
>> detail in the black that can be recovered.
>> Full size 35mm chips are in the middle somewhere.
>> CMOS is different than CCD.
>> Basically, trial and error, as Jim is doing, seems to work best for  me 
>> with
>> my different outfits.
>> YMMV,
>> Bob
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 7:20 AM, Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I would be interested to see full sunlight, if tempering the  highlights
>>> destroys the shadow detail.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Bob.  And the whites don't flare as bad!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 7:11 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Learning to Use Histograms
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Very nice Jim. Whiter whites; redder reds! ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Adler
>>>>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 7, 2011, at 4:40 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> My posting of the late Rose of Sharon image led to discussions on  the
>>> Oly
>>>>>> list about proper exposure.  I have seldom used the histogram to 
>>>>>> adjust
>>>>>> exposure when making pictures.  I have used it as an indication of
>>> proper
>>>>>> levels in the post-processing of the image.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I went out to try to find the best exposure adjustment for a  similar
>>>>>> image.  I ended up using EV +1/3 on the E-1 for this image.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.
>>> **org/v/OldNick/Improved+**Histogram.jpg.html<
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Improved+Histogram.jpg.html>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I now look forward to a sunny day (next week maybe?) to see if I  can
>>> find
>>>>>> what works under those lighting conditions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>>
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>>
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>> Palo Alto, CA
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