On Jul 1, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > I don't know about P&S cameras, but my Pentax DSLR's doesn't deliver > usable > photographs without editing - they would be pale, unsharp and dull. > Editing > is a must. > In order to avoid to much contrast (lost mid-tones) or burned out high > lights (Improve dynamics) I set the camera to make rather dull > pictures. I > think I have to edit more than 95% of all exposurers in order to get > decent > photographs.
What your problem is, it appears, is your ability to meter. Compare it to shooting slides, except that you have the ability to control contrast easily while shooting. Once you know how your camera meters and how it performs in different contrast situations, you can set it appropriately. As to sharpness -- if it's always not sharp enough, why are you not turning the sharpness up? If you're overly concerned about losing highlight or shadow, you could always bracket if you don't trust your own judgment. > When I use film, the lab takes care of this. I don't believe > this is the case with digital printing. Actually, if you are going to a "regular" minilab, your digital files are going through the same averaging process that your negatives go through. If you're having custom prints made, they are not. So, in fact, you can just send them your dull files. You should try it -- around here it's cheap as dirt. > Digital is slow and very time consuming. But it's VERY, VERY > affordable! Meanwhile, when I shoot with digital professionally, I am doing it because it's so much faster to turn around the image. Film is slow and time consuming. Digital is fast fast fast. If you think film is fast simply because you turn over all control of your image to a lab, you're not making a valid comparison -- do the same with your digital and see what happens. -Aaron -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
