a friend asked me a question and i wasnt real sure on the answer as ive had some conflicting experiences.
as you know a raw files you gain some exposure flexibility post process.
if you have a + or - exposure compensation value dialed into the camera does it move the baseline of that raw file upper and lower in comparison to a raw file taken without compensation ... ie are you changing the boundaries of the possible exposures?
example (where | = boundaries of raw exposure in post processing, and 0 = nuetral exposure)
RAW - no compensation
_________|----0----|
RAW - negavitve compensation
_____|----0----|
RAW - positive compensation
____________|----0----|
where zero would be if you imported the raw into photoshop and set the exposure value to zero.
my thought up to this point is that the exposure compensation only affects the shutter or aperature for a given shutter. which will have the net effect of giving you a different exposure range on your raw file
as you know a raw files you gain some exposure flexibility post process.
if you have a + or - exposure compensation value dialed into the camera does it move the baseline of that raw file upper and lower in comparison to a raw file taken without compensation ... ie are you changing the boundaries of the possible exposures?
example (where | = boundaries of raw exposure in post processing, and 0 = nuetral exposure)
RAW - no compensation
_________|----0----|
RAW - negavitve compensation
_____|----0----|
RAW - positive compensation
____________|----0----|
where zero would be if you imported the raw into photoshop and set the exposure value to zero.
my thought up to this point is that the exposure compensation only affects the shutter or aperature for a given shutter. which will have the net effect of giving you a different exposure range on your raw file