We're working on Brian a bit at a time. So far he only wants to shoot
JPEG. But we'll get him moved along to raw in good time.
Chuck Norcutt
philippe.amard@xxxxxx wrote:
> WB is no issue so long as you shoot RAW/ORF
> Metering is a different case and should be paid much attention - depending on
> the camera, sensor and deveolper.
> From my own experience, only JPEG is a pain
> Phx
>
>
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> Message du 20/10/09 10:49
> De : "Brian Swale"
> A : olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Objet : [OM] Exposure Was: raw vs JPG Was:No E-System pro camera
> Jim Couch replied to my questions
>
>> Are you shooting using ESP metering? I have found that ESP (or Nik*n's
>> Matrix) metering often gets fooled when you have large areas of white or
>> highlights in the photo. It seems to be fine for a lot of stuff, but for
>> some things I am not sure what the camera is thinking. I usually shoot
>> landscapes using spot meter or averaging. Maybe it is all of the years
>> shooting slides, but I have a better chance of nailing the exposure on an
>> averaging meter with some override than I do with the matrix meter.
>>
>> Jim Couch
>>
>> Brian Swale wrote:
>>> With OM digital, my first gripe is that the rear display screen nearly
>>> always
>>> shows a good exposure, no matter how far off good it is. Basically, these
>>> things are programmed to tell lies regarding excellence of exposure.
>>> Secondly, and since a lot of my photography is landscape, frequently with a
>>> fair amount of white cloud in the view, I have not been able to figure out
>>> why
>>> in some shots the (E-1, E-3) gets it right, and in some shots clearly takes
>>> the
>>> reading off the cloud (ugh!). Photos with no sky or cloud nearly always are
>>> well exposed.
>
> Having just checked the manual, I find I have been using centre-weighted
> averaging metering. Whether or not that is what has caused me grief
> previously, I'm not too sure.
>
> Focussing is currently on all-target AF mode.
>
> A G++gle search brought up these URLs amongst others, and I conclude
> from these that I should be paying a lot more attention to the White Balance.
> This is a step I never think about; probably a mistake.
>
> http://www.olympusdigitalschool.com/Photo_Lessons/E1_How_To_Use_The_Spot_Metering_Mode/index.html
>
> http://forum.fourthirdsphoto.com/archive/index.php/t-49378.html
>
> http://www.dcviews.com/press/Olympus-E-300-103.htm
>
> http://www.amazon.com/review/R1K9W39WCG94TG
>
>
> Brian Swale.
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