On 10/30/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steve ... > > Essentially, set the exposure comp to 1/3 to 2/3 stop ~over~ exposure. > You'll see fried highlights on the LCD screen, but that's just from the low > quality JPEG. When looking at the files in the RAW converter, little, and > most often nothing, is burnt out (I've not yet come across any frame that > had fried highlights). The raw files have a lot more latitude than the > viewed JPEGs. I'd say - perhaps somewhat exaggerated - working with RAW > and JPEG is like using color neg vs slide film. Anyway, the idea is to get > more detail and information in the darker parts of the image and deal with > the highlights in the post processing. > > Since trying this technique (and admittedly there has only been a days > worth of shooting to work with) my exposures have improved quite a bit. > Can't say if this technique will work on the istD, or other digital > cameras, as they may be set up differently. > > Shel >
Yeah it does work on the D. I find I generally have anywhere between +1/2 to +1 stop of compensation always dialed in. Dave
