I must confess, Joel, that I didn't realise that the E-3 had SAT. But I always
shoot RAW, and I understand that the Gradation adjustment is used for only jpg
production.
Chris
On 15 Jan 2010, at 03:29, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Thanks for the comments and edits. Preferences went both ways I see
>> which is pretty much my feeling too. I thought about b&w but went back
>> to the color as shot such as it was. I took a few variations on the tree
>> which is located along a gravel road. Wasn't too happy with the shots
>> with road included which is why the fence is tightly cropped. I may go
>> back to those for a second look. The day went from bright sun to fog and
>> back at the whim of the wind and tides. Scout on the rock in the sun was
>> taken within a few minutes of the fog. I do really like the combo of
>> 12~60 with E620.
>>
>> To share some new to me info about the E620.
>> <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse620/page17.asp> See Shadow
>> Adjustment Technology paragraph. I was getting way too much shadow noise
>> which is explained in the article.
>
> I was quite taken with SAT (gradation=auto) when I first started using
> the E-3. Sometimes it is really excellent, but it's a pig in a poke.
> I find I'm happier just using highlight/shadow tools every once in a
> while when I feel the need as the control is so much more powerful and
> refined.
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