On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 06:43:02PM -0500, Nick Wright wrote: > If anyone wants to know why I don't really care for digital cameras, > you just have to look at all that below!! ;;D > > In other words, woosh way over my head.
Binary is easy, just need to be able to count to 1. But if the explanation was too confusing, just go into a poorly lit room and do some test exposures (in raw) as I listed below, process the results and see what works for you. It's really no different than learning a new film. You learn when you're better off pushing, and better off shooting straight. > > > > But, don't take my word as gospel, try shooting in some very low light > > situations, with the camera in manual exposure mode. Assume that at > > 3200, the correct exposure is 1/10 second f/4.0. Shoot at f/4.0 at > > ISO 800 1/2.5 1/5 1/10 > > ISO 1600 1/5 1/10 > > ISO 3200 1/10 > > > > And compare the quality of the shots. I've found that I get as good > > of a shot at 1/10 f/4 in ISO 800 as I do ISO 1600 and ISO 3200. > > > > Given the choice, it's better to expose properly, but if you're > > shooting dancers or musicians, people who are moving, you may get > > better results trading noise for shutter speed. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
