At 10:31 PM 8/17/2006, you wrote: I definitely agree that tonal gradation is funky on cameras like the *istDS, when compared to what the human eye sees. Last year, I traveled to Pittsburgh for their annual "Light Up Night" festival. (One night a year, they turn on almost every light in almost every downtown building. It creates a beautiful city skyline.)
While I was shooting this impressive skyline at night, I could never get a tonal gradation and consistency of color that approached what I saw with my eyes. I tried every combination of contrast and saturation the camera had, and nothing was close to the impressive skyline itself. When I adjusted for reasonable highlight exposure and color balance, the shadows were always far too dark. I could never capture the full range of tones I could see with my eyes. I even tried playing with the RAW files in post production, but nothing came close to the original scene. It's a real pity. The original scene is much more impressive to the naked eye than any of my photos will ever show. I'd love to have a camera that handled tonal range better than the *istDS. Don't misunderstand, I love my *istDS, but it's quite far from being the perfect camera. take care, Glen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
