Does “Color Science” even matter?

Started Jan 2, 2023 | Discussions thread
JimKasson
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Re: My standard is "Sunny 16"

SterlingBjorndahl wrote:

Canadianguy wrote:

The ISO scales are standardized but there are 2 standards being used: SOS vs REI for digital sensors. Nikon uses REI while Fujifilm uses SOS.

I have no idea why anyone would create a standard with 2 different variations.

https://dougkerr.net/Pumpkin/articles/SOS_REI.pdf

Thanks for the reference.

Perhaps it's naïve of me in this day and age, but if I can't use the "Sunny 16" rule and get an optimal result on a bog standard landscape shot in bright daylight, then the "S" in "ISO" is not useful to me. If I have to "overexpose" by a whole stop, the system is broken as far as I'm concerned.

Sterling
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In my experience, sunny 16 rarely results in an optimal ETTR exposure, even with vanilla landscapes.

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