So I finally have upgraded and have a 1D coming. Are there any tips and tricks to using it. VanIsle already told me about finding the custom linear tone curves, anything else?
I think its a good upgrade from the D30 but I still love the unique picture quality.
heres those curves.
I find when i use the last curve, the blinking blown highlights display almost perfectly matches what I get when i open a raw file in cs2 with the default settings.
Forrest, I'm sure the above advice will work with any digital SLR. In any case, how do you expose to the right without blowing the highlights? I still have a lot to learn about exposing images! So when exposing to the right, do you expose for the highlights and then raise the exposure by exposure compensation? Or do you meter as you normally would, then raise the exposure? I hate clipping highlights, but I always do, even if I don't expose to the right!
jasonjoo wrote:
Forrest, I'm sure the above advice will work with any digital SLR. In any case, how do you expose to the right without blowing the highlights?
Actually, with the 1D...shoot RAW, over-expose by 1/2 to 1 stop and adjust in RAW conversion. The 1D is a different beast than the CMOS based cameras (i.e. EVERYTHING else in the Canon lineup).
oh another thing...
beware that you dont have an rgb histogram.
Lots of times, (esp shooting in sunset light etc) the red channel will be blown, even though the flashing highlight doesnt show up.
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im totally with Forrest as far as giving extra exposure especially to high iso shots. I find that in acr, i can recover almost a full stop of blown highlights, so sometimes i will take a shot to the point of being overexposed, knowing that i can bring it back in acr (and i will have limited noise by doing so).
Wow lots of good tips. On my D30 I only had colorspace sRGB, I have heard using AdobeRGB is better, true? And why? I've read that using the Color Matrix 3 resembles the D30 shots.
The 1D is a battery hog (especially if you chimp a lot, which some one already mentioned not to do), so plan to get at least one spare battery. Lots of people claim the Black Diamonds are good...I got a couple for my MkII and they're going back for replacement. If you think you can get away with 1 spare, and can afford it, I would suggest sticking with the Canon.
I suggest you only use aRGB if you need to (e.g. required by a client/publisher)...the color space is a little wider than sRGB, but if your printer doesn't support it you'll just end up converting everything back to sRGB.
I confirm this camera is better when you shot "overexposed" mainly +2/3.
Believe your histogram.
The noise and the banding are decreasing with the last (very old now) firmware which is 1.04.
Shoot in RAW mode..
I just got a 1D also, and after playing with it, I find I am having to overexpose +1 to +1 2/3 (expose to the right) and then bring it back in cs2 raw.
Am I doing something wrong? It looks like it isn't clipped on the right side of the histogram, but I have never seen flashing on the lcd.
So, to expose to the right, I can just shoot M, and move the exposure as far to the right of the histogram without it touching as possible, correct? or am I doing this wrong. I heard this is expecially important on the 1D due to noise, but I am shooting a friend's wedding (for free) in just over a week so I want to get used to the 1D, the right way, before then.
I may be a real simpleton but I reallly like using DPP for RAW files. I usually start with one of the picturestyles and adjust from there. "Landscape" is really nice for most applications if you reduce the saturation slightly. I also use Black Diamond batteries most of the time for their longer life. Trust your histogram and expose to the right side of the middle as others have said. I usually go 1/3 stop and sometimes 2/3. Nil would be the expert there. The lcd is really only good for the histogram IMHO. Chimp a couple of times to check exposure and forgedaboutit. Have fun!
May I also thank Jeremy and Nill for the links. I too am still trying to get a handle on my 1Ds bought used in the spring. I tried the tone curves and like 2 of them enough to try some more test shots tomorrow. I received my 24-105 L today so am testing it too.
