Secrets of Exposure Compensation revealed!

Get the secret truth about exposure compensation adjustments.
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This video was posted on April 1, 2023

FURTHER READING
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Eric Fossum and sea moss:

Ludwig Boltzmann's constant

Art Eddington's number (137)

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[datalaforge]

The writing on this one deserves an award! 💙💛❤

[Michaelzehr]

Thank you as always - the world needs more of your videos and perspective on life.

[liamburke]

You’re a great educator and creator Martin! Please keep up the great work!

[LeoSavantt]

Bravo, nearly everyone else seems to have forgotten today's date!

[JHurrenPhotography]

It all makes so much CENTS! The exposure compensation dial has always seemed like a silly, yet ubiquitous dial. Why?? Can't it go away? I used it once 8 years ago. Maarten's going to let me in on why! Your presentation was flawless up until I realized, no, analog cameras also had exposure compensation dials. Then it all unraveled and I realized how brilliant you are Maarten Prior to that my mind was being blown, which was a welcome sensation. Good to know Nasa had a hand in things

[kevingardner]

Dear Maarten, I learn so much from your videos, why is it that no other Youtubers have your knowledge of the things that really matter like LOFing and I think it was "slurping"" I cannot remember the actual name. Keep up the good work.

[EdwardKilner]

A long time ago, I studied the formulae for currents and voltages in semiconductors. They are all exponential, so not straight lines, which is usually a cause of distortion of the input in the output of analog circuits, of which there are some in digital cameras. Worse, every single one of the formulae are functions of temperature! Not a stable condition in the real world. It’s no wonder we need compensation mechanisms. We should refer to our histogram when we do the adjustment . Nice to see you back.

[robowen]

Loved it! As one of the previous commenters said it’s good to have a chuckle nowadays. Now if you had presented a video entitled “Fuji finally sort autofocus” I would have rumbled you straight away!!

[Philonic]

Maarten, you’re an international treasure!

[kingsly]

Thanks for these startling revelations -- explains why my camera always smells like sea moss when I go near the beach ....

[jesusalvarado]

Thank you for doing this video for us!

[johnnyappleseed]

Thanks Maarten! I'm just starting out with photography, your videos are helping a great deal.

[milletmongoose]

Great explanation! I always thought my camera overheated because I set the color temperature wrong. I feel silly now.

[brucesmith]

The “Fellowship Of Optical Leaders” had me bursting at the seams with laughter.

[douglasanderson]

Brilliant - as always. Thank you for keeping us up-to-date.

[hmg]

Happy April 1st Maarten! Wonderful report and windows of enlightenment 🙂

[vaamorais]

Hi there! Greetings from the UK. Very interesting information and very happy to have learned a few things surrounding exposure in digital cameras. Astro photographers often modify their cameras to force cooling the sensor ( for ex making holes on the camera body) as the cooler the sensor the less noise it produces.
I wonder if these two things are technically related?
Thanks for sharing

[callefty]

Thank you for your lucid explanation of the rising popularity of cell phone cameras.

All secrets at end of the day popping out. Thank you for this information my friend.

[ASMROW]

I feel like I am watching a Tarnatino movie. Very enjoyable to watch.