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<p>[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 2613197, member: 77413"]I have set the camera to full manual. I then adjust the exposure while keeping at ISO 100 and f5.6. The exposure is adjusted until the display shows -0.7 eV, so that's 2/3 of a stop underexposed.</p><p><br /></p><p>That does reduce the blowout quite a bit compared to the first set of the three. Maybe if I went to -1.0 eV underexposed, the shorter exposure would keep those remaining bright spots within acceptable limits. Then I could brighten it a little in post-processing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am puzzling over one thorny issue. It seems like it should not even be an issue...</p><p><br /></p><p>What color is a coin, and how do I know if I have matched it?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a window, three desk lamps with various bulbs, and a pair of Jansjo lights. The coin looks different under each. Then I have two monitors of exactly the same type, plus a laptop, Kindle, and iPhone, but the color is different between each of them. I've tried calibrating and matching by eye, so I hope I'm close. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know if the picture I am publishing here shows up the way the coin does. How do people manage that?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RonSanderson, post: 2613197, member: 77413"]I have set the camera to full manual. I then adjust the exposure while keeping at ISO 100 and f5.6. The exposure is adjusted until the display shows -0.7 eV, so that's 2/3 of a stop underexposed. That does reduce the blowout quite a bit compared to the first set of the three. Maybe if I went to -1.0 eV underexposed, the shorter exposure would keep those remaining bright spots within acceptable limits. Then I could brighten it a little in post-processing. I am puzzling over one thorny issue. It seems like it should not even be an issue... What color is a coin, and how do I know if I have matched it? I have a window, three desk lamps with various bulbs, and a pair of Jansjo lights. The coin looks different under each. Then I have two monitors of exactly the same type, plus a laptop, Kindle, and iPhone, but the color is different between each of them. I've tried calibrating and matching by eye, so I hope I'm close. I don't know if the picture I am publishing here shows up the way the coin does. How do people manage that?[/QUOTE]
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