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There was a thread here a while back where Joe Jackson (Exodist) stated that his preferred method for photographing landscapes was to expose for the highlights and then lift the shadow detail in post processing.
Another poster stated that this approach was flawed and I too was of the opinion that "exposing to the right" and recovering details in the highlights in PP was the proper way to go about things.
Nikon's new D810 has a new metering mode where it exposes for the highlights. When I saw the results of this (in the attached thread from the Amateur Photographer forum) I was quite astounded.
Staggering - Nikon's new Metering Mode
It would seem that modern sensors are recording much, much more detail in the shadows, allowing the detail to be lifted out in PP without loss of IQ or the introduction of noise.
Another poster stated that this approach was flawed and I too was of the opinion that "exposing to the right" and recovering details in the highlights in PP was the proper way to go about things.
Nikon's new D810 has a new metering mode where it exposes for the highlights. When I saw the results of this (in the attached thread from the Amateur Photographer forum) I was quite astounded.
Staggering - Nikon's new Metering Mode
It would seem that modern sensors are recording much, much more detail in the shadows, allowing the detail to be lifted out in PP without loss of IQ or the introduction of noise.