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After a year, the one thing that befuddles me still is the difference between what I "see" through viewfinder, and what emerges when I open the photo for editing They are invariably a few clicks too dark, and nearly always need enhancement - but didn't look that way in the viewfinder. Shouldn't a $2,000 camera be able to show me "what I'm getting, and "what it's seeing" in true fidelity?

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Do what the posters above say. Also, adjust the brightness of the viewfinder to get a better match. You may also consider using a different raw converter as there are better options for Sony files than LR. Try Capture One, for instance.

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Do what the posters above say. Also, adjust the brightness of the viewfinder to get a better match. You may also consider using a different raw converter as there are better options for Sony files than LR. Try Capture One, for instance.

+1 for C1.

Phase One do a Free version for Sony ;-)

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I find that LR applies too much contrast to Sony files, which crushes the darker parts of the photo. I regularly increase brightness on the Black and Shadow sliders. For serious work, I only use LR as a catalogue and for print proofing. The editing is done in CaptureOne, DxO and Photoshop.

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What you see on live view is a processed image, a mini jpg if you like, whereas your raw file is as it's name implies -raw and unprocessed in any way. Raw images will always need some processing in Lightroom to bring out their full potential.

 

 

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