[LRflex] Re: Playing with spot metering
- From: David Simms <simmszee@xxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:35:44 -0800 (PST)
Some of my "digital" friends have mentioned certain cameras/ software that is
capable of merging a fairly large number of images, taken at different
exposures, that can solve this problem of extreme contrast. I've seen the
results and they are truly impressive.
Being a confirmed Luddite (still), i have to rely on alchemy and black magic to
do much about excessive contrast.
BTW, I almost always use a one-degree spotmeter, with B&W, and I find this tool
very very helpful.
Cheers
Dave
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From: "walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 6:25:42 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Playing with spot metering
Thanks Dave,
I can't see a good way to crop this so i think zoom, getting close and
re-composing would have been the solution. There does not appear to be an= y
detail at all in that area bottom left. There may well be further
opportunities in future to play with this kind of lighting.
I relied on the camera metering however some may know that the Digilux 3 has a
strange quality in that it meters differently depending on whether you deploy
the live view or take the shot looking through the viewfinder.
Thanks for your comments.
Walter
On Tue Jan 25 0:56 , David Simms sent:
The metering on the f= ace was bang-on but the lighting was so extreme that
there
is a large area of empty shadow, in the lower left, nearly 1/4 of the picture
area.
The photograph is dramatic but I think it comes at the expense of too much loss
of detail. Maybe zooming in or cropping would that.
I know that, on film, this would be a tough one to print. It would surely
require some heroic burning and dodging, especially on 35mm where most of us
would be reluctant to subject the rest of the roll to something like N-2
development.
Dave
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From: Walter Kramer <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx[1]&g= t;
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[2]
Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 4:26:04 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Playing with spot metering
Xavier,
The metering of the Digilux set to spot using the kit lens, 14-50
f/2.8-3.5. Auto program, aperture at 5.6 and shutter 1/100.
Walter
On 24/01/11 23:16, Bille Xavier F. wrote:
>Hi Walter,
>
>Have you been using the spot metering of the digilux or a third party
>equipment
>??
>
>Quite interesting as the light was harsh.
>
>Cheers
>
>---------------------------------
>
>Xavier F. BILLE
>
>Maisons-Alfort - France.
>
>
>
>
>>Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:06:20 +1100
>>From: walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx[3]
>>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[4]; val= m@xxxxxxxxxxxx[5]
>>Subject: [LRflex] Playing with spot metering
>>
>>Slightly unusual natural light conditions in the rear courtyard of= the
>>local.
>>
>>http://www.flickr.com/photos/25126059@N02/5383584223/in/photostream/lightbox/[6]
>>
>>Digilux 3, 14-50mm
>>
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