ETTR is not over-exposing. It means to use the maximum exposure without highlight clipping for best use of the DR of the camera to preserve most details in shadows. But the problem with most cameras is, that the histogram is normally based on the JPG-processed picture. And that it is often difficult to see if small details are right of the histogram (=clipped).
under-expose by 0.5 to 1 EV is to avoid loss of details in highlights. Their is no single perfect way to get the optimal raw data for all situations. My personal approach is to use the automatic exposure of the camera with an exposure correction by -0.5 to -1.0 EV. And with my Z6 if have the option to select the highlight-saving metering for difficult light situations. On 08-Aug-22 10:15, Mikael Ståldal wrote:
I don't quite understand this section in the manual: https://docs.darktable.org/usermanual/development/en/overview/workflow/process/#take-a-well-exposed-photograph It recommends exposure to-the-right (ETTR), but then talks about under-expose images by 0.5 to 1 EV. Isn't ETTR about over-exposing rather than under-exposing? ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
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