If you are shooting digital, many have said to underexpose to save the highlights. You are correct to expose accurately for both ends of the spectrum. The issue with digital, I think, is that the shadow areas tend to show noise more - so it is really best to expose for the highlights without blowing them out and then darken later, if necessary.
-- Bruce Monday, January 22, 2007, 8:56:41 AM, you wrote: JCOC> This makes no sense at all, digital capture has exposure latitude JCOC> just like film does which means BOTH overexposure JCOC> or underexposure will noticably degrade the image at some JCOC> point with most subjects and the widest exposure latitude digital JCOC> is still not as wide as the widest exposure latitude JCOC> films at this point. JCOC> jco JCOC> -----Original Message----- JCOC> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JCOC> Paul Stenquist JCOC> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 3:06 PM JCOC> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC> Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion JCOC> No, not really. That's a digital myth. Underexposure is the enemy of JCOC> good digital photography JCOC> On Jan 21, 2007, at 2:51 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: >> No, not really. Digital images of this sort must be underexposed, >> in order >> to avoid burned out highlights, to which thery are more prone than >> film >> images. >> regards >> >> Jens Bladt >> Nytarkort / Greeting Card: >> http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html >> >> http://www.jensbladt.dk >> +45 56 63 77 11 >> +45 23 43 85 77 >> Skype: jensbladt248 >> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >> Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne >> af Paul >> Stenquist >> Sendt: 21. januar 2007 20:07 >> Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Emne: Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion >> >> >> Half of your examples are grossly underexposed. I'm guessing those >> are the digital samples. That makes the comparison irrelevant, >> because underexposure causes image degradation. >> Paul >> On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:54 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: >> >>> To me this question is not a religion - just at matter of choosing >>> the right >>> gear for the job. >>> Well, I know Luminous Landscape says a Canon 1Ds does better than a >>> scan >>> from a Pentax 6x7. >>> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml >>> >>> But paper is patient. So are HTML-files. >>> But what can we do, really? >>> >>> Have any of you guys done group-portraits with a digital camera - >>> APS or >>> Full Frame? >>> If you have such group portraits, showing 20-30 people, I'd love to >>> see one >>> face croped out of it. >>> A crop showing 5-10% of the total frame area. >>> Just to see if you can do this better than me. >>> >>> So, for staters I made a small comparison here: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157594491741789/ >>> >>> Comments are most welcome >>> Regards >>> Jens Bladt >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: >>> 01/20/2007 >>> 22:31 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: >> 01/20/2007 >> 22:31 >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.3/642 - Release Date: >> 01/20/2007 >> 22:31 >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JCOC> -- JCOC> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JCOC> PDML@pdml.net JCOC> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
