>
> I think you missed the point. Blinking highlights overlaid on an EVF
> as an exposure aid would simply be a refinement of the technique of
> using the histogram in the way I mention for exposure control. Sure,
> I would use blinking highlights in a heartbeat over a mere live
> histogram. But on the C-8080 I have a live histogram and no live
> blinking highlights, so I muddle along in this as in most things!
>
Again, I think we will have to wait for Sony and Panasonic to lead the way
on this. They've used blinking and zebra highlights in video cameras for
decades. Canon too,
I must be the odd-man out on this one. I'm usually much more concerned with
where the midtones land than where the highlights fall. It is a given that
in a high contrast scene you will experience blown highlights or blocked up
shadows somewhere. But if you chase the highlights, this forces a 100%
exposure repair in post-processing. There are times when you do want to
protect the highlights, but not at the expense of the rest of the image.
I am a bit strong on this subject because I prefer to work in a "calibrated"
environment where I can shoot in-camera and know exactly what is going to
come out the other end of the process and not have to recreate the
visualization that occured on-location.
AG
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