On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 11:41 AM Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Based on a recommendation by His Mooseness, I generally dial -0.3 in
> on every m43 camera as well as the A7ii. This has worked exceptionally
> well for me and that 1/3 of a stop is exactly what I need in Lightroom
> to give me the highlight contour I need.
>
Used to do -.7 on E-1 and then gradually vered off and went with 0 on
later E and came back to -.7 on the E-5, though I was skeptical of value at
times. EM-1 images just look better to me at -.7, for the most part.
>
> However, when it comes to flowers, and LED lighting... Oh my...
>
> What I've found is the closer the subject color is to the RGB sensor
> colors, the more likely I'm going to get extremely offputting
> saturation and unusable pictures. Especially in the reds. I've had to
> exposure-compensate as much as -2.0 stops on tulips and roses if they
> are in sunlight. This isn't a metering issue, as I know how to meter.
> This is a Bayar array issue and how the whole base algorithm works.
>
So saith Ctein and Moosie. So far I haven't gotten a -2 EV shot to work
with my post process. Levels middle slider does most of the heavy lifting,
easy on the right one. I can get the reds looking sort of even-ish, but
the background is very unattractive to me, and there is no longer a natural
feel in the lighting. Generally, a less extreme bracket works better for
my taste. I think a -1.3 has worked out OK.
> Which leads to a twist. Not all raw file converters are created equal
> in this regard. Silkypix is the only converter I've used that will
> maintain the needed separations in the flower pictures far longer.
> Instead of -2.0 stops, Silkypix can give the same results when the
> source image was shot at around -0.7.
>
Hmmm. Thanks for the hint. I have used it in the past. Something I
didn't like in the workflow, but I don't remember what. I'm not on the
Adobe treadmill at the moment, so perhaps a venture into the weeds is in
order.
>
> Don't ask about Canon images.
>
Using what converter? Any? None? Silkypix? If I'm not to ask about
Canon images, what am I not asking about? :)
Joel W.
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