Paul L
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Rather than troll the Olympus Pen micro 4/3 thread I thought I would separate out the discussion (with Cliffpatte and Anex in that thread) about dynamic range and general digital struggle for me since giving up film.
You read a lot about poor dynamic range of digital plus sensors struggling in low light. Here's a shot of my daughter at her beloved weekend escape (low res 'Easycapture' file from 4mb jpeg which in turn is from 10mb ORF raw. I can link to a higher res file but assume it suffices to show the problem).
This shot is less overblown than most of them but is as good as I get and daughter's sleeve is not a white top, it is a fawn and blue striped top. I never used to get this problem with my 35mm slides. I have read that you should underexpose digital and then use software to recover. Streuth, surely not, what a ball-ache, especially checking after each frame when you are reeling off some shots unless you have to get through a learning curve to know what to expect.
So, how do you control the highlights with digital in a sensible manner?
You read a lot about poor dynamic range of digital plus sensors struggling in low light. Here's a shot of my daughter at her beloved weekend escape (low res 'Easycapture' file from 4mb jpeg which in turn is from 10mb ORF raw. I can link to a higher res file but assume it suffices to show the problem).
This shot is less overblown than most of them but is as good as I get and daughter's sleeve is not a white top, it is a fawn and blue striped top. I never used to get this problem with my 35mm slides. I have read that you should underexpose digital and then use software to recover. Streuth, surely not, what a ball-ache, especially checking after each frame when you are reeling off some shots unless you have to get through a learning curve to know what to expect.
So, how do you control the highlights with digital in a sensible manner?