[Leica] More LR / Monochrom oddities.....

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Ted -

I think it makes a huge difference in whether or not you are able to
capture the photo that you see when you know what aperture and shutter
speed you should be using and which lens is appropriate for your vision.
 Studying the EXIF information from past photos can be a great help in
learning all of that.

In LR you can sort photos by any sort of metadata like lens used, shutter
speed, aperture, ISO and then compare them.  It also helps greatly when you
are preparing talks and want to illustrate what a particular lens can do.
 LR can pick out from the EXIF every photo you have ever made with that
lens.

So, yes, the camera EXIF is important when you are still learning, maybe
not so much when you have been photographing long enough that it is all
second-nature and you never even have to think about it.  You are using the
EXIF stored in your brain  ;-)

Tina

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 12:36 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> John McMaster OFFERED along with a few others:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] More LR / Monochrom oddities.....
>
>
>  Indeed, EXIF data shows up in M9info....
>>
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Don't take me as being a smart ass! I am working on a paper about all the
> techie stuff of today, cameras of all kinds and levels, megabytes,
> computers and apps and whatever else "fixie up things" we discuss here
> regarding Photo equipment and connected items through electronics.
>
> But "when you are talking about? EXIF and camera to camera, computers
> etc.?" Does it really make any difference in the quality of the content of
> the captured moment?  In other words? Does the photographer knowing and
> finding out things appear to be different camera to camera, although
> similar models????????  Make the content and composition of the photograph
> better? Or worse?
>
> And if a photographer owns one of these new cameras and doesn't know
> anything about all the technical aspects you lads discuss. Are his/her
> pictures going to be good, bad or ugly because he/she doesn't have a clue
> what an EXIF is? Or most of the other points you find and discuss?
>
> I suppose what I'm trying to determine is....... "if one pop's 8-9 grand
> for a camera should you lads be finding these anomalies? Possibly
> indicating something isn't correct after putting down $10 grand including
> taxes?
>
> And knowing all this stuff? Does it make one a "better photographer at
> capturing the magical moment?"
>
> I suppose one might ask?  "Would Cartier Bresson have been a better
> photographer if he knew he had all this new technical bits and pieces in
> his Leica?"
>
> thank you.
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>>
>> I just upgraded to LR4.2 and the new SFX Pro today, and I have noticed
>> these strangenesses too.  Functionally it doesn't make much difference, 
>> but
>> it is baffling as to what has changed that has facilitated these observed
>> effects.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On LR 4.1 it would show the 6-bit lens info on individual photos but not
>>> in group metadata at the top. It also never showed the estimated aperture
>>> in individual photos like it does with the M9.
>>>
>>> Since upgrading to 4.2 (Mac) I see that the group metadata at the top
>>> now includes lenses used since the upgrade (as well as some earlier 
>>> photos
>>> that I took to SFX to edit!). All the other photos are not lens 
>>> summarised
>>> at the top and the estimated aperture is still not shown individually...
>>>
>>> john
>>>
>>>
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