Chuck,
Since I asked you the question, I have done a web search and read quite a
bit. However, the link that you included is more informative than the ones
that my search disclosed. I now understand a little more about the subject,
and should be able to make better use of the histogram. Thank you very
much.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Learning About the E-1
> Since I shoot only raw I'm a proponent of "shooting to the right" so I
> run the right end of the histogram to the edge (and maybe even slightly
> beyond since I can recover it in post).
> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml>
> This does not necessarily produce a correct exposure but rather an
> exposure that contains the maximal amount of information to allow
> production of the correct exposure in post.
>
> I shoot in manual mode and usually start by exposing according to the
> meter. I then adjust the exposure to shift the histogram to the far
> right if necessary and leave the exposure setting until it appears that
> the light has changed significantly (by watching the light and the
> histogram).
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> What is your criteria for an acceptable histogram?
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 6:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Learning About the E-1
>>
>>
>>> Unless I'm metering individual lights in a studio arrangement or
>>> checking fill flash I don't even bother with a meter any more. A couple
>>> of test shots and chimping the histogram will get the exposure nailed
>>> very quickly.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> jgettis81@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>> Not quite the answer you are looking for considering it is using flash.
>>>> I
>>>> am planning on shooting photos at my brothers house on Thanksgiving but
>>>> I
>>>> am going to set up a couple of vivitars on light stands to bounce off
>>>> the
>>>> ceiling in oposite corners to provide light for the photos. I have a
>>>> set
>>>> of cheap ebay radio slaves to set them off and a light meter to check
>>>> exposure. Olympus content I am going to use my E-30 to take the photos
>>>> with. John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>> In anticipation of using my recently acquired E-1 at a Thanksgiving
>>>> gathering, where indoor light will be the norm, I decided to experiment
>>>> with such a setting to see how it performs. Using items in a bookcase,
>>>> with normal room lighting, I set the camera to ISO 800 and tried
>>>> several
>>>> exposure compensation settings, shooting RAW images for processing as
>>>> usual
>>>> in PSE 6.0. I was impressed. Here is an example: A travel alarm clock
>>>> that belonged to my late father-in-law, on a bookcase shelf.
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Travel+Alarm+Clock.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone have suggestions for indoor, no flash, shots with the
>>>>>> E-1?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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