I’ve tested the D4 in other lighting conditions, with other subjects, with success so far. I’ve also attempted correcting the Sony NEX-7 using the same technique. The correction turned out to be remarkably similar (or maybe not remarkable; Nikon uses mostly Sony chips in their best cameras) to the D4: 5000K, +6G. The NEX-7 color… [Read More]
Archives for December 2012
ETTR — the return of the spotmeter?
From the mailbag: With a hint and some assistance from George Jardine, I finally figured out how to optimize exposure (ETTR). The key was George’s statement that he spot metered for the highest significant tone, and placed it just under clipping. As you have found, the histogram lies and matrix, evaluative, center weighted metering is… [Read More]
Testing for ETTR, part 6
I’m pretty happy with the image settings I came up with to make the D4 in-camera histogram approximate the real raw histogram. Using those settings, however, means not having the convenience of the D4’s exemplary automatic white balance. I guess I’ll use it with fixed white balance when I really care about getting the ultimate… [Read More]
Testing for ETTR, part 5
Well, I just spent the whole afternoon on this, but I’ve now got a set of settings for the D4 that give a pretty good approximation to the real raw histogram. The white balance was the problem. Here’s my reasoning; I’m not sure of it yet, but it seems to make sense so far. The… [Read More]
Testing for ETTR, part 4
In an attempt to find a set of D4 picture settings that made the in-camera histogram look like the true raw histogram, I set the contrast to minimum, the brightness to minimum, and the saturation down one click from standard. It helped, but it wasn’t enough. The test image: The in-camera histogram, used to find… [Read More]
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