Digital BW, The Print

This should be compulsory reading for anyone with a digital camera.


> From: John Vitollo <jvlist@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 20:00:24 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Metering for Digital was:....Digital vs scan for BW
> Print
> 
> There is an interesting thread over at the Adobe Camera Raw forums regarding
> how metering 
> with digital is different than film. The gist of the info provided, by Jeff
> Schewe and Bruce 
> Fraser, is using a spot meter and exposure to the right is the way to go since
> the last 1/5 of 
> the histogram holds nearly half of all the recorded info. Basically expose for
> the highlights all
> the way to the right. But most digital cameras histograms are not that
> accurate...as it 
> interprets a rendered jpeg file and leaves safe head room to hold highlight
> detail...meaning 
> purposely underexposing.
> 
> It's a long thread and the metering discussion begins at post #20
> 
> http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?7@...1heBscCKO.22@.
> 3bb6a869.3bbb1172/24
>