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A brief review of what "is" a RAW digital camera file. The RAW file is the set of measurements of the exact amount of light reflecting from the scene recorded individually by each pixel in your camera. Each individual pixel is similar to a hand held light meter. A RAW file is not an image or picture you can even see at the RAW stage. A software program is needed to take these millions of measurements and then create an image we can see.

The Contrast, Saturation, Sharpening and White Balance camera settings are stored with the RAW image information and will be used as the default processing settings in many desktop software programs. The main importance of these settings for our purpose is that these settings are used by the camera to generate the thumbnail image you view to determine composition and for many photographers the exposure of the shot. This is also the information that is used to create the histogram we use to help with our exposure choices.

Camera Contrast, How it Affects Exposure.

Many photographers have learned that a fully exposed file produces the best possible prints. Adjustments can be made in RAW processing but the better the exposure during the shoot, the better the final file and the better the prints. To determine this full exposure we watch the histogram and look for highlight data to be near the far right edge of the histogram. This is sometimes called "shooting to the right". If we have the contrast setting set to a higher position our highlights will be pushed to the right faster displaying a blown overexposed situation. Our reaction would be to reduce the exposure of the shot causing some loss of detail in the shadows. If we would use a lower contrast setting we could increase our exposure more before the histogram and camera indicated we had reached the maximum exposure by displaying highlights as blown or overexposed. This is about the time I hear, "I don't want a flat dull picture". I agree you don't. You also do not want images that do not record all the tones in the scene. It is better to shoot your RAW file a little on the flat side, recording both high light and shadow detail. Then at your desktop you can adjust the tones in Camera RAW or Lightroom to perfectly capture the mood in your scene. Tip: Try reducing one click at a time the Camera Contrast setting, testing after each change.

Camera Saturation

I see many images of people, wedding photographs, family portraits and senior portraits that have faces with a little extra pink, some times orange. Some of this is due to over exposure, some to high contrast but a lot is due to how camera chips along with the strong camera saturation settings process your files. Even though we will use ACR or LR to process our files, reducing the camera saturation setting will help with exposure and shooting to the right. Tip: Try reducing one click at a time the Camera Saturation setting, testing after each change. Very likely you will only reduce this by one or two clicks from the default camera position.

Sharpening

A little goes a long way. Sharpening that does need to be done should only be done on the final file just prior to printing. Sharpen specifically for each unique size file and print size. Here is something to consider. Today's digital cameras and lens have much more detail than when we first began digital photography. Some of the settings and techniques we used and described in the beginning of digital photography are no longer ideal. Sharpening is one of those things we need to reconsider. Another thought, I hear and read some photographers wishing to achieve a more "film like" appearance to their photography. One key element my eyes see when comparing film images of the past and today's digital images is the excessive sharpening and contrast displayed in the digital images. If we want to be more film like, reduce the sharpening a little.

White Balance

Remember we are discussing a RAW file work flow. The White Balance setting we choose for the camera can be changed during the processing step. It is still advisable to have the camera set to the appropriate and most realistic white balance for the scene we are shooting. Auto white balance can work well for fast changing wedding situations. Consider that in most of the wedding photographs the white balance sensors are seeing either a white dress or a black tux. Both of these are good neutral targets for color. For team sport pictures auto would be the worst choice. Each of your shots will likely be filled with a different solid color of jersey. The color of each face will change for each different jersey color and not be correct for any but the subject wearing a gray jersey. The best choice for this controlled situation is daylight, flash or custom white balance. In studio camera room situations where you have a lot of control a custom white balance is the preferred choice.

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Floor Plan Survey is Made Easier Than Before Facilitating a Pda

A new building survey software was announced to the market with an innovative approach to support appraisers, insurance inspectors, architects, real-estate agencies, flooring installers and anyone who needs digitized drawing and to calculate the area and perimeter of a floor plan even on-site. The OrthoGraph Architect software supports professional building surveys, incorporating floor plan using a mobile personal data assistant (PDA).

Using this software the measurements are produced in electronic format right on the spot, while using all possible data-entry equipments and providing automatic control on the values. The system handles the drawing data rapidly, and can handle laser distance meters or barcode readers.

After specifying the structure of rooms each room (or logical zone) can have its own drawing. This drawing is uniquely created first by sketching in the particular room into the PDA, and then measuring the distances. To keep the sketching process as easy as it is possible the system provides numerous tools like the "Ghost layer" function that allow the user to show and snap to already sketched or measured zones.

In many cases it may be enough to have the rooms only partly measured (the "fast measure" function), but in some cases it is required to have them exactly surveyed. Using the automatic measurement function the software warns the user for each missing measurement one by one and for doing all necessary measurements on site.

Although the automatic measurement is very precise, as mentioned before it is not always required and can mean more work than it is necessary. In those cases (and if the user decides to keep most of the angles as they were drawn) it is worth to do the measurements manually, just selecting the distances with the pencil and entering the measured data the same result can be achieved.

Measured distances can be entered on-screen but the fastest way is to use a laser distance meter. The model Leica Disto A6 is such a measurement device, which is supported by default. By using Bluetooth connection it transfers the measured distances with one single click.

Joining rooms to each other can be done easily through walls, wall openings, corners or endpoints. The fully measured rooms are acting as fix drawings (called "islands") and after joining them to each other they move together (this is the "floating island" functionality).

Besides measuring the walls, wall openings, doors, windows and furnishings/objects are also supported storing their proper positions and properties.

The drawn floor plan can be exported into 2D or 3D DWG format or scaled PDF print outs besides many other formats like .xls, .txt, .xml.

The benefit of using OrthoGraph is to collect graphical and alphanumeric data on-site with ease, where the software helps controlling and display all measurements. There is no more forgotten measurement, or invalid data, everything is shown on the spot, where the data is entered.

For a short video showing the graphical functionality of OrthoGraph visit YouTube on the following address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-v-6eoptkc&fmt=18

For further details please visit the company's website at http://www.orthograph.net

About the Author

Adam Korbuly as Msc. of Electrical Engineering is a CAD and CAFM software technology specialist, and partner in OrthoGraph Ltd. He worked for Graphisoft (producer of the 3D BIM modeling system ArchiCAD and the former producer of the ArchiFM CAFM system) for 8 years in several positions starting as a software developer and landing as a member of top management.

how much is my German leica m3 962403 worth?

this camera was given to me by a family friend when i was a teen, and my dad promptly took it away for "safe keeping" and gave me another camera to "learn on". along with the camera body i also have; braun vario zoom 340sca flash, users manual (in german), 3 lens filters, 2 lenses (hektor f=13.5cm 1:45 Nr. 1345289 & f=5cm 1:2 Nr. 1569293), light meter, brown leather case with filter case attached, & shutter triger.
i would like to learn more about this eqpt. & find out its value.

You have the finest camera ever made in the history of photography.

The body is worth about $300 if it is a double stroke. Perhaps $450+ if it is a factory single stroke. Your collection is probably worth total $1000.

However, it is really priceless. I would sell the Hektor lenses and buy a Summicron. You will then have the finest camera/lens combo ever known!

Nothing shoots like an M3. Keep it.

Leica Geosystems’ Machine Control Helps Canadian Contractor Build Glass-Like Flatness Professional Football Field
On June 13, the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) will open their preseason against their arch-rivals from Alberta, the Calgary Stampeders. When the two teams run, block and tackle at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, players will be tussling on a very well-prepared piece of real estate, thanks in large part to automated machine control technology from Leica Geosystems.

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