Originally posted by jimH I have the same problem with "reds" blowing out with my K10.... If I reduce exposure to eliminate it the whole picture is underexposed.
Another reason to shoot raw files. You can raise the blue and green curves.
Also, many raw converters have a control to raise the midtones, separate from a control to raise the exposure across the entire range. In the free raw converter Raw Therapee, for example, there are two such controls: the Brightness slider and the LAB color space Brightness slider. I often reduce the exposure in RT while raising the midtones this way.