Hi,
My assumption has been, when trying to create the "best" LCC possible, that I should be evaluating the histogram while using a linear film curve, rather than any other curve (Leaf Portrait, Product, etc..). And that this curve should fall on the right side as much as possible, without blowing anything out... Right?
I ask because I typically do not use the linear curve for my "real" (non-LCC) shots; I prefer one of the other film curves to give it the look I am after. And, it seems that when using these other film curves (Leaf Portrait, Product, etc..), they "boost" the exposure by about a stop or more.
Yet the problem (I think) when using one of these film curves while evaluating an LCC is that they may make the histogram appear to be towards the right side, yet if you switch to a linear curve, the histogram then falls in the middle, or possibly even a little to the left (and is not "optimal?").
Along a similar line, another question I have is if it would make sense to expose my scene for my "real" (non-LCC) images according to the histogram when viewing it with a linear curve. And then, when I switch to the curve profile I want for my "look" (eg. Leaf Portrait), I can drop the exposure by a stop to bring the histogram back under control. Wouldn't this provide a better exposed image overall? I just have this feeling that the Portrait Film Curve is really an under-exposed image and is tricking me, and that I should rely on the linear curve for exposure evaluation.
I did find a tech reference file from the Mamiya Leaf website on LCC creation; however, it doesn't reference film curves and simply states that a histogram for an LCC should be between -0.4 and +0.8... And on this forum, I have viewed posts from Yair saying that it is best to have the right side of your histogram at +2. I'm just trying to sort out the current best practice.
For reference, I use an Aptus 22 on an Arca Swiss M Line and am viewing the files in Capture One. Many thanks in advance for your help.
Foster
My assumption has been, when trying to create the "best" LCC possible, that I should be evaluating the histogram while using a linear film curve, rather than any other curve (Leaf Portrait, Product, etc..). And that this curve should fall on the right side as much as possible, without blowing anything out... Right?
I ask because I typically do not use the linear curve for my "real" (non-LCC) shots; I prefer one of the other film curves to give it the look I am after. And, it seems that when using these other film curves (Leaf Portrait, Product, etc..), they "boost" the exposure by about a stop or more.
Yet the problem (I think) when using one of these film curves while evaluating an LCC is that they may make the histogram appear to be towards the right side, yet if you switch to a linear curve, the histogram then falls in the middle, or possibly even a little to the left (and is not "optimal?").
Along a similar line, another question I have is if it would make sense to expose my scene for my "real" (non-LCC) images according to the histogram when viewing it with a linear curve. And then, when I switch to the curve profile I want for my "look" (eg. Leaf Portrait), I can drop the exposure by a stop to bring the histogram back under control. Wouldn't this provide a better exposed image overall? I just have this feeling that the Portrait Film Curve is really an under-exposed image and is tricking me, and that I should rely on the linear curve for exposure evaluation.
I did find a tech reference file from the Mamiya Leaf website on LCC creation; however, it doesn't reference film curves and simply states that a histogram for an LCC should be between -0.4 and +0.8... And on this forum, I have viewed posts from Yair saying that it is best to have the right side of your histogram at +2. I'm just trying to sort out the current best practice.
For reference, I use an Aptus 22 on an Arca Swiss M Line and am viewing the files in Capture One. Many thanks in advance for your help.
Foster