Unexposed Leica Q3 43 Images when Importing to Lightroom Classic

[NateDrake237]

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Alright, Peeps. 

So I’m new to Leica. Used to Nikon, Sony bodies, etc. 

So I’m taking the photo on the Leica Q3 43.

We're in Manual. All settings look good. Take the photo. Look back at it on the LCD and through the EVF. 

Everything still looks good! It’s a miracle. Leica's colors are beautiful, etc. 

I get home. 

Import to Lightroom.

It gives me the photo I’ve sworn I've taken for a split second and then proceeds to underexpose it by about 1 or 2 stops. 

Do you think this is a Lightroom Import setting, or am I just taking underexposed photos to start with, and the EVF, LC,D and my own eyes are playing tricks on me?

I’d be quick to blame Lightroom Import, but it doesn’t do it with any other camera. It's a RAW image but I've always shot in RAW and don't have this issue with any other camera. 

Thanks for any help you can offer me. Cheers! 

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[jaapv]

Import settings are camera specific. Import an image, correct until the histogram matches the histogram you had in the camera, set as import default.

 

[SrMi]

5 hours ago, NateDrake237 said:

Alright, Peeps. 

So I’m new to Leica. Used to Nikon, Sony bodies, etc. 

So I’m taking the photo on the Leica Q3 43.

We're in Manual. All settings look good. Take the photo. Look back at it on the LCD and through the EVF. 

Everything still looks good! It’s a miracle. Leica's colors are beautiful, etc. 

I get home. 

Import to Lightroom.

It gives me the photo I’ve sworn I've taken for a split second and then proceeds to underexpose it by about 1 or 2 stops. 

Do you think this is a Lightroom Import setting, or am I just taking underexposed photos to start with, and the EVF, LC,D and my own eyes are playing tricks on me?

I’d be quick to blame Lightroom Import, but it doesn’t do it with any other camera. It's a RAW image but I've always shot in RAW and don't have this issue with any other camera. 

Thanks for any help you can offer me. Cheers! 

When you import the image in LrC, you see briefly the embedded JPEG. What you see in the EVF or LCD is also the embedded JPEG. Depending on your JPG Settings (e.g., iDR), the embedded JPEG may look different than the raw.

As suggested, use the histogram or clipping warnings to set the exposure and then process the raw in LrC. A helpful first step is to select the new "Adaptive Color" as the profile in your Basic tab. It adjusts colors and brightness based on AI analysis of your image.

[NateDrake237]

Thank you for the advice. Really appreciated. I shall try the above! 
And of course, I mentioned "Underexposed" on purpose. 
Got your attention, didn't it?
Cheers!

[SrMi]

48 minutes ago, NateDrake237 said:

Thank you for the advice. Really appreciated. I shall try the above! 
And of course, I mentioned "Underexposed" on purpose. 
Got your attention, didn't it?
Cheers!

You wrote "Unexposed," like not exposed at all :). I read it as Underexposed and wouldn't have noticed it if Al had not posted about it.

[Mikep996]

Yes, I have several rolls of unexposed film but I have yet to find an unexposed picture on any of my digital cameras!

[NateDrake237]

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Ha ha Underexposed or Unexposed...or "Bloody dark"