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Exposure Bias in EXIF??


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What is exposure bias in exif?

How do I set it up?

 

Just look at this picture

 

L1046869.jpg photo - Morgan Ommer photos at pbase.com

 

the Exposure Bias is -3, does it mean it has EV-3?

 

All of my M8 picture has empty Exposure Bias.

 

Pink Casper photo - Jerry Justianto photos at pbase.com

 

 

Thanks,

 

Jerry

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It means the photographer set the exposure override to -3 stops (underexpose by three stops I think). You can do this yourself by hitting 'set' and choosing an exposure comp from the menu that comes up.

 

Apparently many people regularly shoot the M8 with between -0.33 to -0.66 to avoid blown highlights when using AE. -3 seems more like a wierd lighting setup, say largely dark background with person in sunlight in front.

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Some people shoot the camera at ISO 320 and use the EV adjustment to get "faster" speeds. ISO 320 with EV -2 actually gives less noise than ISO 1250 with normal exposure. Ditto with ISO 320 and EV -3 vs. ISO 2500. You have to shoot RAW and adjust the files in post processing.

 

--Peter

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Some people shoot the camera at ISO 320 and use the EV adjustment to get "faster" speeds. ISO 320 with EV -2 actually gives less noise than ISO 1250 with normal exposure. Ditto with ISO 320 and EV -3 vs. ISO 2500. You have to shoot RAW and adjust the files in post processing.

 

--Peter

Yes Morgan told me he shot RAW, and desaturate a bit.

 

Jerry

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Ah, he desaturates. That's nice to know, Jerry. I spent some time looking at a lot of Morgan's pictures. I noticed the pastel look to many of the indoor photos. So, that's a deliberate choice, and not just a result of the EV adjustment. It works nicely, and it probably smooths out some of the mixed lighting issues. He really does nice color in a world where many of us would switch to B&W.

 

I like to play in the dark, too, so I've been learning from the people who use minus EV rather than ISO for high speed.

 

--Peter

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