Well, that could work. However, that still would take a lot of planning and in real world situations you probably don't have that much control over what's happening in front of the camera.

Indeed we did. And I still have one😎

Well, I still get images from customers converted to CMYK despite the fact, that it is not yet clear, on which paper it will be printed. And that's somewhat silly in my opinion. I do use Fogra 27/39 of course for 4c offset printing. But it is less than optimal for inkjet printing with more than 4 colors. Modern inkjet printers use nine or even twelve colors that can print a wider gamut than simple 4c offset printing.

Thank you for your reply. It's a good topic which I also find graphic schools just don't teach their students enough about. People constantly send us designs, not only in RGB, but without bleed and registration. It can be frustrating.

@@Jharries1971 Well, of course graphics should be in CMYK, but photos shouldn't.

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Ich bin so gar nicht der Sammler. Aber die 2.8 GX ist den doch etwas Besonderes.

There are 5 LEDs in the viewfinder , red, amber green, amber, red. Red means 1 f-stop underr- / overexposed, amber 1/2 f-stop under- / overexposed, green exposure is correct (well, correct according to the light meter, that is ... ).

"Sie haben den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen" is exactly what we say in German! Thanks for your comment.

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Yes, it does make sense. The ICC profiles in that case are meant for soft proofing only. The conversion from RGB to CMYK will be done by your printer using the correct ICC profile for the printing press he uses and the paper you selected. Modern printers, especially inkjet printers that use 10 or 12 different inks, can print a much larger color gamut than a CMYK file contains. Therefore, converting the RGB file to CMYK is not recommended. You are losing some colors in that process. I hope, this helps.

Ok thank you. Then, i can work on a RGB canvas and use ICC profile just for soft proofing and consequent adjustments, if required. Ok?

@@InfinitaGioiaPatCHesall Yep, that's the idea!

Glad I could help! Greetings from Germany.

Upcoming storms are indeed great opportunities for interesting landscape photos. So much more interesting than a cloudless sky.

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Thanks a lot Kev. See you soon on LSP 😎

Your cimments always make me smile. "Strangely enjoyable" is duly noted!

Hehe ..." that striped horse", you wanted to say, right?

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Ja, ich fand den Velvia auch immer ganz toll!

Thank you very much for your eloquent comment. "Aesthetic chaos" indeed characterizes baroque architecture very well. And I agree, simplifying a composition doesn't always work. Greetings from Germany.

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LOL. That comment made my day! Thank you very much and greetings from Germany.

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Well, that depends. Let's say, you've set your ISO and your shutter speed to fixed values. If the exposure indicator (or perhaps you call it exposure scale) indicates let's say an exposure of negative 2 (too dark) and you open the aperture by 2 stops so that the exposure indicater points to "zero", than the exposure can depend on the metering mode. If you use spot metering and the spot points to a dark area of your subject, let's say a black sweater, than the metering will be different from the evaluative metering which takes into account not only the black sweater but also the face and the background. If you just set ISO, shutter speed and aperture to some random values, the metering mode doesn't matter. However, depending on the lighting situation, your exposure could be way off. For example, inside a not so well lit room a combination of 1/1000 s, f11 and ISO 200 will result in a completely black photo. I hope this helps.

Good points. I would like manual mode in combination with Auto-ISO, but my stupid old cameras don't have exposure compensation in that mode which renders it useless for me ...

Well, I had hoped for some more sleep ... 😎

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I certainly can relate to that 😎

Interesting that you say that. Feininger was one of those photographers who influenced me very much in my youth. Unfortunately, some of his books, that I used to have, have disappeared over the years ...

THanks a lot for your thoughts. Actually, there are studies using eye scanners that quite conclusively show, that our eyes don't follow any lines. Instead, we look at parts of the image first, that have a lot of contrast. But as I said in the video, I sort of like lines, even if they don't lead the eye. By the way, you commented on another of my videos (Photography & Reality: A Myth Debunked), but it doesn't show up under the video. So I couldn't answer you. Let me say: just my sentiments as well.

Thank you very much for your comment. I also exclusively shoot RAWs. But in our photography classes there are a lot of people who prefer JPGs because they don't need to edit them. I can understand that, but converting JPGs to black and white is, in my humble opinion, not the best idea.

@hoffmann-photography979 from my understanding, there's a filter on the sensor that keeps us from getting the true black and white tones. If you want to get close to what film does you have to have a black and white camera. Pentax just came out with a crop sensor version. Leica is supposed to have one that's really great. If you have Leica money to buy one. That's why it's not best to use jpg. Even shooting in raw you won't get exactly what you could with a converted camera.

@@carlmcneill1139 I've seen pics of the Leica and they are truly stunning in terms of resolution and sharpness. But alas, it's silly money just to shoot black & white ...

He he, but believe it or not, there are still print shops around that request CMYK files ...

@@hoffmann-photography-Syke I own a large format printing company and I always send photos and files in RGB to the "machine" to convert using its ICC profile, which we previously configured. Many customers don't believe it! I always said that! Who knows, maybe now they can learn from you!

Thanks a lot! And a Happy New Year from Northern Germany.

Thank you very much for your comment. I'm quite sleepy already an I'm looking forward to my hibernation 😎

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Ah, I like your comment! I indeed try to keep my videos short and to the point.

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Thank you very much for your comment. I don't have a Leica or a K3, but I've seen photos (the digital files, actually) taken with a Leica Monochrome camera. Sharpness and resolution (no Bayer pattern) are absolutely stunning. However, to control the conversion of colors into gray values you have to use the classic yellow, orange, red, and green filters that are used with black and white film. Editing software just gives you way more control than that.

Well, that's true. If you close one eye, however, it's not too far off from the angle of view of the 50 mm lens. But still, it's not quite right to compare the eye to the normal lens, I agree.

Thank you very much! Unfortunately I deleted most of the crappy pictures ...

Yes, I can relate to that. "Vintage instability" is quite an apt term ... 😎

Ah, you are too generous, my friend.

Glad you liked it!