03-20-2011, 02:26 PM
[quote name='Frank' timestamp='1300628148' post='6963']
Then I don't understand why turning off the ADL in image2 in NX2 does not lead to an exposure that is the same as image1. Or, put it another way, what does the "ADL turn off" mean in NX2?
Frank
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Actually, to my knowledge, setting the ADL off in NX2 should not show too much difference from the other image. Though, I can't say that the "off" function in NX2 should always produce "100% same" image as the original. The light metering (especially the matrix metering) is very complex and the ADL functionality can be combined with almost every setting that would effect the metering... That said, did you check if you've set manual exposure compansation in any of your sample shots?
Anyway, personally I keep my images away from ADL... If you shoot NEF, post processing in a decent raw converter (or in NX2) has always more useful functionalities. ADL changes exposure (and AFAIK not only the highlights) and therefore it is better to be used in high contrast scenes when shootin jpeg or tiff...
Serkan
Then I don't understand why turning off the ADL in image2 in NX2 does not lead to an exposure that is the same as image1. Or, put it another way, what does the "ADL turn off" mean in NX2?
Frank
[/quote]
Actually, to my knowledge, setting the ADL off in NX2 should not show too much difference from the other image. Though, I can't say that the "off" function in NX2 should always produce "100% same" image as the original. The light metering (especially the matrix metering) is very complex and the ADL functionality can be combined with almost every setting that would effect the metering... That said, did you check if you've set manual exposure compansation in any of your sample shots?
Anyway, personally I keep my images away from ADL... If you shoot NEF, post processing in a decent raw converter (or in NX2) has always more useful functionalities. ADL changes exposure (and AFAIK not only the highlights) and therefore it is better to be used in high contrast scenes when shootin jpeg or tiff...
Serkan