Hi!
True on all counts. I would guess shooting digital is like shooting slide film if you shoot jpegs. But shooting RAW is a whole different game, and the latitude is far greater. I overexpose a bit when I need shadow detail, and I will usually shoot right at the meter reading when I need highlight detail. It seems that the camera (at least the D) will underexpose a bit at the meter reading. I've had good luck with the K 135/2.5 as well. I used it for most of my wakeboarding shots. That was a situation where I went with meter reading to save the highlights in the water spray.
Interesting picture, Shel. I am surprised to read your opinion about latitude of RAW... I still think that (well, at least in Israel, where sun is very strong) it is more like shooting slide even in RAW format...
In fact, the highlights are so strong that I set my *istD to -2/3 EV compensation as a matter of course.
Obviously, my mileage is different than yours ;-). Boris
