"The proper exposure"

dprevived.com/t/why-dont-cameras-have-raw-histograms/3523/post/43626/

Meaning, only the best possible exposure is the "proper exposure"? If so, I'm not subscribing to it.

HAND.

I don't know who are nerds, but pros often use a differing meaning.

For a start, I would be glad to have any constructive and practical explanation from the author.

I'm off to see a Bourne movie ;-)

Also, the term "latitude" is very common among photographers.
I have a few shutters that don't have very fine speed gradations, and even combined with the aperture control (to the point of relaxing DoF requirements slightly) I'm 1/4 EV down from the hottest possible exposure. This isn't a proper exposure?

HAND.

A proper exposure is whatever Chuck Norris says it is ... 😃

"scene replication"

No Its Ken Rockwell, and he is a good photographer,

Why does this thread exist?

Good question.

Thread "why don't cameras have raw histograms" got too long. I stopped reading it.

I would like to see evidence that an in-camera Raw histogram would help. Can I install RawDigger or FastRawViewer to get an idea? I can't really imagine the situations where I'd want to use a Raw histogram.

ETTR is no good for me because it makes JPEG too dark. With modern denoise algorithms, noise in underexposed areas is no longer a problem. Or if it is, shadows can be darkened. That is the problem ETTR used to solve. It seems to me that almost any reasonable exposure can be made to work with a good Raw processor such as DxO PhotoLab.

Its free for a month. i bought Fast raw viewer, you can then compare and enter these debates have ing the industry standard program.

Depends. It can make OOC JPEGs too bright too.