11-03-2011, 07:40 AM
[quote name='Bryan Conner' timestamp='1320301292' post='12637']
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The links above bring up the positive as well as the negative aspects of implementing ETTR. In the end, you have to experiment for yourself and make your own determination as to whether it is a useful method to implement into your photography life.
It has it's place in mine, but not in all situations.
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Thanks for the input Bryan...
In the past (before knowing about the ETTR) I had made some experiments by myself and I can confirm that higher ISO settings produce better results than lower ISOs with same aperture & shutter speed, then exposure push-up in ACR. Actually if I remember correctly I had used ISO 200 and ISO 800 to compare results, and it was obvious... Infact, the article in ChromaSoft tells the same as one of the aspects. However there are some other arguements there regarding the tone curves applied before or after the raw converter loads the image (and manipulates the exposure). Actually such kind of inputs based on experiences are what I'm looking for. The author of the article tells that various raw converters behave differently, and NX2 for instance, does a real trick for nef files resulting from active d-lighting usage.
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The links above bring up the positive as well as the negative aspects of implementing ETTR. In the end, you have to experiment for yourself and make your own determination as to whether it is a useful method to implement into your photography life.
It has it's place in mine, but not in all situations.
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Thanks for the input Bryan...
In the past (before knowing about the ETTR) I had made some experiments by myself and I can confirm that higher ISO settings produce better results than lower ISOs with same aperture & shutter speed, then exposure push-up in ACR. Actually if I remember correctly I had used ISO 200 and ISO 800 to compare results, and it was obvious... Infact, the article in ChromaSoft tells the same as one of the aspects. However there are some other arguements there regarding the tone curves applied before or after the raw converter loads the image (and manipulates the exposure). Actually such kind of inputs based on experiences are what I'm looking for. The author of the article tells that various raw converters behave differently, and NX2 for instance, does a real trick for nef files resulting from active d-lighting usage.