eudemian Posted May 11, 2007 Share #1 Posted May 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The M8 continues to fascinate me, I seem to discover something new every time I use it. I discovered that as you scroll around the picture in info view the histogram changes to accomodate the part of the scene under review. Cool. Neat. Then I wondered how useful this was. I couldn't come up with valid ways in which I could use this information and was wondering if anyone had found any uses for this? I am not saying that uses do not exist for this, otherwise why develop this capability, it is just that my limited use of the M8 hasn'tdiscovered any valid use yet. I look forward to your suggestions. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted May 11, 2007 Share #2 Posted May 11, 2007 It is practical with IR . I tend to bracket focus. It is very practical to compare focus in the same area of the picture at high magnification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetccox Posted May 11, 2007 Share #3 Posted May 11, 2007 Pardon my curiosity, but what does the histogram have to do with focus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted May 11, 2007 Share #4 Posted May 11, 2007 Pardon my curiosity, but what does the histogram have to do with focus? I was wondering the same thing! Always willing to learn. As to the OP. This feature, Histogram showing graph for section/part of image being viewed, is covered in the manual. Page 93 under first NOTE:. Of course with us MEN reading the manual is some times the last thing we do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eudemian Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted May 11, 2007 Read the manual, that is heresy from where I come from. I may secretly peruse it whilst no-one is looking. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 11, 2007 Share #6 Posted May 11, 2007 Sorry, I misunderstood.I thought you meant the picture jump in magnification. This feature is useful to look for different exposures/blown higlights walking around the chimp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englander Posted May 11, 2007 Share #7 Posted May 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) If you really want to be careful about exposure, the feature allows you to zero-in on highlights or shadows and see if they clipping. Joe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eudemian Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted May 11, 2007 I think that is the solution Joe. It will allow me to investigate regions of shots to see exactly what is happening. Excellent. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philinflash Posted May 11, 2007 Share #9 Posted May 11, 2007 I am not a huge fan of the image or information data that is provided on the back window of the camera but I suppose the reduced-area histogram could be useful if you are going to crop to that approximate area. Also, at deepest magnification it can serve as a sort of ex-poste-facto spot meter, I suppose, for highlight and shadow excesses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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