* bwh vanBeest <b...@xs4all.nl> [01-12-22 09:43]: > Thanks for all the reactions to my posting. I initially thought something was > wrong with my camera-DT-combination, but now I learned otherwise. I have now > learned what to do. Still, somehow it is unsatisfactory that a picture of > which you know is exposed correctly is initially displayed in DT as > underexposed. > > Regards > Bertwim > > On 12/01/2022 12:41 PM Remco Viëtor <remco.vie...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > > > > > > On mercredi 12 janvier 2022 12:08:08 CET Frank J. wrote: > > > Am 10.01.22 um 22:12 schrieb bwh vanBeest: > > > > Hi, > > > > When I import a series of images straight from the camera (Nikon > > > > D850, Nikon nef format) in Darktable (scene-referred workflow), the > > > > images invariably show up as way too dark, as if they are > > > > underexposed. The histogram shows a big unexposed part on the > > > > highlights. I am pretty sure though that when I took the pictures the > > > > exposure is about right (according to the camera histogram). The > > > > camera-generated jpg is also ok. > > > > What can be the cause of this and what can I do about it? > > > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Bertwim > > > > > > Same effect here. > > > > > > I use Olympus-cameras, RAW only, correction +/- 0 EV in the Camera. > > > > > > After importing in DT the default in module "exposure" is "+0.5 EV" but > > > this is too dark for nearly all pictures. > > > > > > I need to use a correction between +1.5 and +2.5 EV for the best look. > > > > > > This is not new in DT 3.8 but in 3.6 (or 3.4?) with the change to > > > scene-referred workflow. > > > > > > I never compared with camera JPG. > > > > > > Frank > > You have two effects here: one is the exposure of the middle gray parts of > > your image (the one that "exposure" works on), the other is the tone curve > > applied by the camera. That tonecurve can add quite a bit of midtone > > contrast, > > limiting the room available for shadows and highlights, and also increase > > the > > apparent exposure a bit (to "protect" the shadows). That tone curve is > > replaced by filmic, which tends to be softer/more delicate with the shadows > > and the highlights. > > > > The correction you need to apply in exposure seems to depend on the camera > > brand, I find I need to add about 1-1.5 EV for my Sony. > > > > Remco > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > darktable user mailing list > > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
it is a simple adjustment to make it very close and not to have to worry about it and to find it unpleasant and have to complain about it. set up the automagic adjustment quit worrying about it. and all of live is full of these situations, many which cost you monies that darktable does not. smile and be happy. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet oftc What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times... ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
