Timeline for How to get the most out of low-level monochromatic light?
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| Dec 22, 2018 at 5:55 | answer | added | Michael C | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 21, 2018 at 18:24 | answer | added | Phil Anderson | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 19, 2018 at 12:38 | comment | added | rackandboneman | Some things just plain do not look sharp or bright under truly monochromatic light - take your next photo walk on a sodium or LED lit street and observe. Ironically, truly monochromatic light allows many lenses to render at their very sharpest WHEN in perfect focus - any kind of CA can be perfectly compensated out by focus! | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 23:29 | comment | added | scottbb♦ | This problem is very similar to shooting concerts under saturated LED lights. Take a look at Blown out blue/red light making photos look out of focus, and Best ways of photographing at a concert/festival | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 22:45 | answer | added | xiota | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 18:18 | comment | added | Engineero | @xiota I don't notice the issue as much in more balanced low-light, my guess is because more of the sensor is getting activated? That may be incorrect, but I get the impression that the images look worse in monochromatic low light than balanced. | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 17:29 | comment | added | xiota | How much of the problem is monochromaticity, and how much just plain low light levels? For low light, adding flash makes a huge difference (use a diffusor or bounce). | |
| Dec 18, 2018 at 15:58 | history | asked | Engineero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |