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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / General Topics / October 2008Active D-Lighting
Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect shots done in RAW or just JPEG? > Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect shots > done in RAW or just JPEG? Well, in auto mode I think it underexposes a bit... not positive about that but generally speaking no it doesn't change the raw file. I've been using it for the first time and the raw look much different sometimes... using the photoshop defaults. And you can add it after taking a shot. What is odd and frankly unwanted is it sometimes increases saturation, like yellow walls in the sun against dark backgrounds. It also occasionally makes halo artifacts along high contrast edges. I understand they had better software (licensed) which has been ditched now.  SignaturePaul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam >> Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect shots >> done in RAW or just JPEG? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I understand they had better software (licensed) which has been ditched > now. I've noticed similar experiences on raw files with my D300. I will be asking this question at photo-expo later this month. If I can get an honest answer I will post it. BTW have you upgraded your firmware? SignaturePeter >>> Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect >>> shots done in RAW or just JPEG? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > BTW have you upgraded your firmware? No, it's a D500, is there an upgrade? I do generally like the idea, most often I'm wanting to reduce contrast & lighten up the shadows but I'm not convinced this is the way to go... at least I have the raw files. SignaturePaul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam >>>> Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect shots >>>> done in RAW or just JPEG? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > lighten up the shadows but I'm not convinced this is the way to go... at > least I have the raw files. Don't know about other boxes. I can only say what happens on mine. I do all of my shooting in raw. This Summer I took a digital landscape workshop with Stephen Johnson. http://www.sjphoto.com/ He advised that the in camera contrast be set as flat as possible. then the contrast should be increased in post processing, if necessary. I highly recommend his book, it is well written, but not for absolute beginners, as Kelby's are. SignaturePeter >I highly recommend his book, it is well written, but not for absolute >beginners, as Kelby's are. I purchased one of Kelby's books tonight: "The Photoshop Channels Book". I did this because some comment in this (or was it another photo group?) newsgroup on the subject of channels. So far, I've only read and done the project in Chapter One. I am impressed. I like Kelby's style and presentation. I think my $42 (including tax) was well spent. I'm a bit hesitant about buying books. I use Photoshop V 7.0, and don't have an interest in upgrading because 7.0 does what I need and know how to use. So many of the books now available are written for CS3 and CS4 and contain steps that are not the same, or not possible, in 7.0. The books written for the older versions disappear off the shelves. There are so many things to spend money on like books, Lightroom, and Camera Raw (or similar) that you have to be a judicial in how you spend. That doesn't even include hardware updates. I have to balance these expenditures with my wish list for glass. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>I highly recommend his book, it is well written, but not for absolute >>beginners, as Kelby's are. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > photo group?) newsgroup on the subject of channels. So far, I've only > read and done the project in Chapter One. I certainly did not intend to knock Kelby. He does have a very easy reading style and spoon feeds the material. But I see his books as the type I would borrow from the library. I don't see them as reference material. > I am impressed. I like Kelby's style and presentation. I think my > $42 (including tax) was well spent. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > in 7.0. The books written for the older versions disappear off the > shelves. You can pick up the older version books for very reasonable prices, if you cna find them. > There are so many things to spend money on like books, Lightroom, and > Camera Raw (or similar) that you have to be a judicial in how you > spend. That doesn't even include hardware updates. I have to balance > these expenditures with my wish list for glass. Unless you are a pro with a need for rapid post processing, don't get Lightroom. It is nothing more than Bridge on steroids. For the $200 you can get an extra CF card. I too have a limited budget. I agree that the best place to spend money is on the glass. SignaturePeter >>>I highly recommend his book, it is well written, but not for absolute >>>beginners, as Kelby's are. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >You can pick up the older version books for very reasonable prices, if you >cna find them. I haven't been able to. Not locally, anyway. I'm an avid reader and know every used book store in town. I buy books from the "Friends of the Library" used book store in the public library. I stop by Goodwill to check the used books. Not for Photoshop books, but for any type of fiction or reference book. Photoshop users don't seem to get rid of their old books. They can be found on Amazon, eBay, and AbeBooks, but I'm an impulse buyer and I like to check out the book before I buy. In this case, I went to Barnes & Noble and paged through the book before I bought it. I wanted a book that covered the use of channels. >> There are so many things to spend money on like books, Lightroom, and >> Camera Raw (or similar) that you have to be a judicial in how you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Lightroom. It is nothing more than Bridge on steroids. For the $200 you can >get an extra CF card. I use 7.0. I don't have Bridge. I used the trial version and liked Lightroom, but I haven't gotten around to buying it. >I too have a limited budget. I agree that the best place to spend money is >on the glass. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>>>> Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect >>>>> shots done in RAW or just JPEG? [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > He advised that the in camera contrast be set as flat as possible. then > the contrast should be increased in post processing, if necessary. Yes, that's how I shoot, and I usually don't increase contrast in the end, which is why D-lighting is appealing but oversaturated areas and halos don't jive with that approach. > I highly recommend his book, it is well written, but not for absolute > beginners, as Kelby's are. SignaturePaul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam >>>>> Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect >>>>> shots done in RAW or just JPEG? [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > I highly recommend his book, it is well written, but not for absolute > beginners, as Kelby's are. Thanks for the info. I too only shoot in RAW mode and tend to just use the default conversion via ViewNX. I really have no photoshop skills, but I have made a few HDRI versions on photographs using Photomatix. My Flickr photostream: http://flickr.com/photos/21458942@N08/ I'm gonna check out Steve's site and see about getting his book. Now if I can just get rid of the purple ring that shows up in some conversions.... >>>>>> Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect >>>>>> shots done in RAW or just JPEG? [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > My Flickr photostream: http://flickr.com/photos/21458942@N08/ Keep up your experiments. It's refreshing to see that others are not afraid of trying. > I'm gonna check out Steve's site and see about getting his book. There is a lot to learn from him. He covfers a lot of the history so you learn why he suggests something, rather than a dictatorial, do this. > Now if I can just get rid of the purple ring that shows up in some > conversions.... Can't help you with that. SignaturePeter >> Thanks for the info. I too only shoot in RAW mode and tend to just >> use the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Keep up your experiments. It's refreshing to see that others are not > afraid of trying. Thanks. I have some other experiments (and real shots) in my own gallery, though I don't keep it was up to date as I should. http://greycorner.com/gallery/ It all reminds me of the time 26 years ago when my father let me move up from the 126 I was using to shot with his Pentax Spotmatic (the Asahi version, not the Honeywell). Rolls of 36 exposure film were my friend and I tried every time to get those few extra exposures by being able to load the film in the dark. Somewhere I have B&W pics of leaves and covered bridges. Now if I want to shoot 300 shots on some weird idea, I do and it don't cost me much other than time. >> "Paul Furman" <paul-@-edgehill.net> wrote in message >> >> BTW have you upgraded your firmware? > > No, it's a D500 Ack, I meant D700 Bryon Lape wrote,on my timestamp of 8/10/2008 10:32 AM: > Does anyone know if the Active D-Lighting of the Nikon D90 affect shots > done in RAW or just JPEG? jpeg only. there might be info stashed away in RAW to allow a similar feature to be performed with an enabled RAW converter, but in general you'd get the same by fiddling with the curves adjustment in a normal converter. |
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