Histogram education

[michael_walter1]

This may be the wrong area for this, forgive me if it is.

 

I currently have a Rebel Ti and a Rebel G (for my truck). I suspect that I will

be going to a Rebel XT before year end. Why?

 

1. Spending too much on film

2. Need instant feedback (impatient)

3. Can't afford a better EOS digital

4. All my lenses are EF

 

My wife has a small P&S digital camera. It takes nice pictures but lacks much

flexibility. However, it does have a histogram option on the menu. I have

looked at it. It may have well as been in Kanji. I see references to histograms

on this forum ("Check you histogram", "Luke, trust the hsitogram"...)

 

It is evident that I need some education. Can anyone suggest some on-line

reading, such as "Histograms for Dummies"?

[wandern]

Try googling for "histograms for dummies" and take the first result. It appears to be a reasonable page that accurately describes what you'll be seeing on your Rebel XT (it shows a luminance histogram, which is the only option you have on that camera).

[milton-chris]

Depends where you live - if in Ontario and served by a Henry's camera store, one of their courses apparently deals a lot with interpreting histogram data.

[michael_walter1]

Never mind. I Googled a ton of them. let the learning begin.

[eric friedemann]

I like this basic piece on histograms:

 

 

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml

[fanta]

This may help:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml

[michael_walter1]

Thanks for all the responses.