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Re: [OM] ISO may not be accurate

Subject: Re: [OM] ISO may not be accurate
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:10:55 -0500
The gray card sounds much more objective to me.

Chuck Norcutt

Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Even so, I suspect that a lot of one colour in the image may cause  
> variations. Grass is supposed to be 18% grey, like caucasian skin but  
> an unusual image with a lot of red or a portrait of a very dark skin  
> face might confuse the ISO response? I've got no idea - just  
> speculating.
> But DxO claims to test in Studio/Portrait, Sports/Action and  
> Landscape situations - while DPReview tend to nip out and photograph  
> Tower Bridge! Which sounds more objective?
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> On 30/01/2009, at 2:46 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> 
>> There should be a standard to measure the ISO for digital cameras,  
>> I believe
>> it check the grey rendering. For example, the grey card should read  
>> 128 (?)
>> if properly exposed. But they have to first make sure the accuracy  
>> of the
>> grey card and their external meter. Either or both must be wrong if  
>> DXO and
>> DPreview are different. For the maufacturer, they always not follow  
>> the rule
>> for some marketing reasons, like a F2 lens could be F2.1, a 35-80mm  
>> lens
>> just a 36-76mm...
> 
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