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Re: [OM] ETTR, was: MooseRant on Low Light Shoot-Out

Subject: Re: [OM] ETTR, was: MooseRant on Low Light Shoot-Out
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:25:58 -0800
On 1/28/2014 3:49 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> AG writes:
>>> Impossible. The in-camera histogram is generated off of an in-camera
>>> JPEG and also shows only the primary (RGB) colors....
> Well not quite impossible for every cam. Some red dot cams have a raw
> histo and any Canyon where one can
> use Magic Lantern can display RAW histo and even RAW zebra mode so one
> can tell exactly where the image is blown as well as the channel--can
> program to flash the appropriate color.

Nice in theory. In practice, most of us don't have cameras where that's 
possible, and are unlikely to switch for that 
feature, so the point remains meaningful for most of us, most of the time.

And then ... We've been out shooting together many times. How often I seen you 
or Marnie, whoever's operating the 
OM-5DII, checking the histogram or zebra flashes before shooting? It's just 
seldom practical in the field.

The truth is that most of us, once we are familiar with a camera, can pretty 
much hit the exposure on most shots without 
such detailed help.

> If the hackers at ML can do it why not Sonnie, Oly, Pana?

And Canon and Nikon and Fuji and ...  I expect it's because they are all trying 
to gain little edges with buyers and 
these features just aren't significant in their surveys of consumers. My guess 
is that Oly knows perfectly well that a 
properly chosen AA filter is better than none, but they concluded that being 
able to advertise 'No AA Filter!!!' might 
gain them some sales.

  Pragmatism Trumps Theory Moose

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What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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