On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I think you missed the point. Blinking highlights overlaid on an EVF
>> as an exposure aid would simply be a refinement of the technique of
>> using the histogram in the way I mention for exposure control. Sure,
>> I would use blinking highlights in a heartbeat over a mere live
>> histogram. But on the C-8080 I have a live histogram and no live
>> blinking highlights, so I muddle along in this as in most things!
>>
> I must be the odd-man out on this one. I'm usually much more concerned with
> where the midtones land than where the highlights fall. It is a given that
> in a high contrast scene you will experience blown highlights or blocked up
> shadows somewhere. But if you chase the highlights, this forces a 100%
> exposure repair in post-processing. There are times when you do want to
> protect the highlights, but not at the expense of the rest of the image.
Well, that is a very good point. Blinking highlights would not be
helpful in every situation, only those where the range of values is
apt to exceed what the sensor can capture, but I think that was the
circumstance that this conversation originally envisioned. I don't
certainly don't worry about blown highlights on a cloudy day, etc.
Perhaps, after all, a live histogram would be the best compromise
overall in an EVF camera.
Joel W.
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