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dixeyk
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It is a camera that punches waaaay above it's weight class.
I have a few settings that I use....
C1 MF-DR400-100 ISO (sometimes 400)- A mode f/4
C2 LF-DR100-400 ISO A Mode f/4
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Don, thanks very much! The more you explain things the better for my old brain, which is accepting new information more reluctantly every day. I can tell you my phone number from my days in Springfield, Pa...60 years ago. But where I put my keys this morning? No clue
The jpegs on the other hand are really very good. In my previous post to chuck I explained why I use the different size files and that really is it. I don't like giving up exposure control to any camera even if it means not using the EXR engine.
Ray:
If I'm shooting aperture priority at iso 100, I keep DR at 100%, since raising it would require raising the iso too. If I want to take advantage of in camera software DR extension in bright light I'll go iso200 and DR200. I haven't yet needed DR400 to save information. If I did, though, I take it you would suggest (in aperture priority) going to M size to take advantage of the hardware magic in the X10.
I'm still figuring it out, and instinctively want to set LF for every shot. But indoor, low light, shooting stationary objects, the Pro low light mode is surprisingly good. Though it allows you no control over anything else, I figure choosing it in situations where it would yield the best results (IMO) is part of the overall control I have with this camera, and I know it is usually going to set iso 3200, f2.8 and a faster shutter speed than I could take the picture at manually, then take four exposures to make one image.