douglasf13
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In light ROTFL of some questions about uniWB, I also wanted to pass on a little info regarding the A900 and......underexposure?? :wtf:
According to some sources and examples that I've seen, it appears that, similar to shooting MFDB, the A900 may perform better in lowlight by actually boosting exposure in the RAW converter, rather than using ISO 800+, and it would be great if we could get a larger sampling of shooters to test this out. I have tested this myself, but haven't been able to develop the pics yet due to a recent studio move. However, I've seen many examples, and it looks promising. Granted, different scenes and lighting scenarios will likely vary this technique.
Essentially, if you meter a scene at ISO 1600, f4, 1/30, rather than shooting with these settings, shoot at ISO 400, f4, 1/30, and then boost by +2EV in your RAW converter. The caveat being that you have to use an excellent RAW converter, so ACR/Lightroom users should avoid this technique. Apparently, RPP is very good for this, and has a useful EV+ compensation that compresses highlights, but I've heard that other converters like Aperture and C1 work well, too.
Personally, like fotografz, I rather like the grain of the A900 noise, but I'm giving this a shot in order to get to know my camera better.
According to some sources and examples that I've seen, it appears that, similar to shooting MFDB, the A900 may perform better in lowlight by actually boosting exposure in the RAW converter, rather than using ISO 800+, and it would be great if we could get a larger sampling of shooters to test this out. I have tested this myself, but haven't been able to develop the pics yet due to a recent studio move. However, I've seen many examples, and it looks promising. Granted, different scenes and lighting scenarios will likely vary this technique.
Essentially, if you meter a scene at ISO 1600, f4, 1/30, rather than shooting with these settings, shoot at ISO 400, f4, 1/30, and then boost by +2EV in your RAW converter. The caveat being that you have to use an excellent RAW converter, so ACR/Lightroom users should avoid this technique. Apparently, RPP is very good for this, and has a useful EV+ compensation that compresses highlights, but I've heard that other converters like Aperture and C1 work well, too.
Personally, like fotografz, I rather like the grain of the A900 noise, but I'm giving this a shot in order to get to know my camera better.