Comments on: Fighting for dynamic range http://pindelski.org/Photography/2009/08/07/fighting-for-dynamic-range/ This journal discusses photography in all its guises with an emphasis on the art of making photographs. Wed, 23 May 2012 22:48:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Thomas Pindelski http://pindelski.org/Photography/2009/08/07/fighting-for-dynamic-range/comment-page-1/#comment-44548 Thomas Pindelski Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:02:49 +0000 http://pindelski.org/Photography/?p=1915#comment-44548 Interesting comment, Helmut and your commentary on DPReview repays careful study. For what it's worth, I have switched off histogram display in the EVF, but for a different reason. It simply adds to the clutter and distraction and takes away from the picture making experience, at least for me. However, Panasonic hopefully can fix the errors through a firmware update for users who need the histogram. My default of 2/3rd stop underexposure + RAW file format has yet to let me down. On overcast days when the contrast range is smaller, I reduce the underexposure setting to -1/3 or 0. Interesting comment, Helmut and your commentary on DPReview repays careful study.

For what it’s worth, I have switched off histogram display in the EVF, but for a different reason. It simply adds to the clutter and distraction and takes away from the picture making experience, at least for me. However, Panasonic hopefully can fix the errors through a firmware update for users who need the histogram.

My default of 2/3rd stop underexposure + RAW file format has yet to let me down. On overcast days when the contrast range is smaller, I reduce the underexposure setting to -1/3 or 0.

]]> By: Helmut Ladwig http://pindelski.org/Photography/2009/08/07/fighting-for-dynamic-range/comment-page-1/#comment-44545 Helmut Ladwig Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:15:40 +0000 http://pindelski.org/Photography/?p=1915#comment-44545 Thomas, I am fighting against highlight clipping, that means I wanted to use the histogram to avoid to much highlights-pixel. But I learned when underexposing that the yellow histogram is misleading in respect to highlights, as I posted <a href=http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=32610886 target=_blank rel="nofollow">here</a>. There I learned the trick for a correct histogram before taking a photo: Pressing the Preview and Display button. As you show for high contrast it is easier to reduce expose by -2/3 and use the raw image. Kind regards, Helmut I am a retired meteorologist (64 years old) and IT-developer for satellite image processing some years ago. So I like histograms and was rather disappointed that the yellow histogram is not correct. Thomas,

I am fighting against highlight clipping, that means I wanted to use the histogram to avoid to much highlights-pixel. But I learned when underexposing that the yellow histogram is misleading in respect to highlights, as I posted here.

There I learned the trick for a correct histogram before taking a photo: Pressing the Preview and Display button.

As you show for high contrast it is easier to reduce expose by -2/3 and use the raw image.

Kind regards,
Helmut

I am a retired meteorologist (64 years old) and IT-developer for satellite image processing some years ago. So I like histograms and was rather disappointed that the yellow histogram is not correct.

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