lct Posted October 3, 2007 Share #21 Posted October 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Great shot Jack. If the highlights are not blown out in the raw file a simple tool like iCorrect could handle them without darkening the little boy IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Hi lct, Take a look here M8 in high-contrast light. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
plasticman Posted October 3, 2007 Share #22 Posted October 3, 2007 As everyone has said, these are lovely images, but do they really show the strength of the M8 in high-contrast lighting situations? The first image (reproduced above) seems to me to be the only one in the sequence where the main subjects are actually in the problematic direct sunlight area - and even allowing for save-for-web limitations, it seems to me that the highlight areas are rather harshly rendered. Maybe you could output a 100% crop of the girl's hand or shoulder with the detail that was still in the RAW capture for us to be able to judge the range a little better? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted October 3, 2007 Share #23 Posted October 3, 2007 As a complement to this thread, I'm currently in Poland doing a production documentation for Teatr Polski. I'm using M8 / 5D / 1D2 and had been concerned about how the M8 would handle things - first time I've used it for theatre. As it is, I'm really pleased. The attached has extreme ranges of light (note the white shirt), but the M8 handles it really well (shooting Auto, metering off the reflective surface of the wooden stage, and then framing / focusing). When highlights start to blow, they recover MUCH better from the M8 than they do from the Canon - and shooting 1250 side by side with 1600 on the Canon's both the 5D and 1D2 really do look plasticky - I'd never really considered this an issue - but now I accept that it's the case. Would that I could put a real world 300 mm lens on the M8 ... For interest, I'm attaching a 100% crop ... (NOT the area that was the focus sweet spot). Spot metering would be nice, but I reckon I can manage pretty well... Best Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/34837-m8-in-high-contrast-light/?do=findComment&comment=368215'>More sharing options...
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