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Re: [OM] Exposure Was: raw vs JPG Was:No E-System pro camera

Subject: Re: [OM] Exposure Was: raw vs JPG Was:No E-System pro camera
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:12:27 -0400
We're working on Brian a bit at a time.  So far he only wants to shoot 
JPEG.  But we'll get him moved along to raw in good time.

Chuck Norcutt


philippe.amard@xxxxxx wrote:
> WB is no issue so long as you shoot RAW/ORF
> Metering is a different case and should be paid much attention - depending on 
> the camera, sensor and deveolper.
> From my own experience, only JPEG is a pain
> Phx
> 
> 
> ========================================
> Message du 20/10/09 10:49
> De : "Brian Swale" 
> A : olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Objet : [OM] Exposure Was: raw vs JPG Was:No E-System pro camera
> Jim Couch replied to my questions
> 
>> Are you shooting using ESP metering? I have found that ESP (or Nik*n's
>> Matrix) metering often gets fooled when you have large areas of white or
>> highlights in the photo. It seems to be fine for a lot of stuff, but for
>> some things I am not sure what the camera is thinking. I usually shoot
>> landscapes using spot meter or averaging. Maybe it is all of the years
>> shooting slides, but I have a better chance of nailing the exposure on an
>> averaging meter with some override than I do with the matrix meter.
>>
>> Jim Couch
>>
>> Brian Swale wrote:
>>> With OM digital, my first gripe is that the rear display screen nearly 
>>> always 
>>> shows a good exposure, no matter how far off good it is. Basically, these 
>>> things are programmed to tell lies regarding excellence of exposure.
>>> Secondly, and since a lot of my photography is landscape, frequently with a 
>>> fair amount of white cloud in the view, I have not been able to figure out 
>>> why 
>>> in some shots the (E-1, E-3) gets it right, and in some shots clearly takes 
>>> the 
>>> reading off the cloud (ugh!). Photos with no sky or cloud nearly always are 
>>> well exposed.
> 
> Having just checked the manual, I find I have been using centre-weighted 
> averaging metering. Whether or not that is what has caused me grief 
> previously, I'm not too sure.
> 
> Focussing is currently on all-target AF mode.
> 
> A G++gle search brought up these URLs amongst others, and I conclude 
> from these that I should be paying a lot more attention to the White Balance. 
> This is a step I never think about; probably a mistake.
> 
> http://www.olympusdigitalschool.com/Photo_Lessons/E1_How_To_Use_The_Spot_Metering_Mode/index.html
> 
> http://forum.fourthirdsphoto.com/archive/index.php/t-49378.html
> 
> http://www.dcviews.com/press/Olympus-E-300-103.htm
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/review/R1K9W39WCG94TG
> 
> 
> Brian Swale. 
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