Does the exposure look ok on this?

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: angry hampster

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle


I prefer the word, "automated". Also, things like Av and Tv can be awfully useful when engaging in different forms of photography (landscapes, wildlife, etc) in random order in a short period of time.

Seriously, what matters the method as long as the desired results are produced?

I find that it's easier to produce the desired results when the camera isn't taking partial control over me.


Similarly, going from landscapes to wildlife in a matter of seconds should not be an issue..your light will not change that much. It's as simple as flicking two dials either way.

In Aperture Priority, it's as simple as flicking one dial either way. If you use A and set the second control dial to adjust exposure compensation you have the convenience of A with the flexibility of M. Or you leave the AE-Lock button set to lock using spot metering and spot meter off the face.

There just aren't a lot of situations where I need more flexibility than either of those allows.

ZV

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
yes, i mean the second.

Use P mode, meter an empty scene, and lock the metering?

My old Contax RTS-II would do something like that. The exposure lock button locked in the EV that had been metered, so if you altered the lens aperture (via the aperture ring on the lens, older camera) the shutter speed would shift to maintain the locked-in EV.

I would imagine that if you locked the metering you could do what you describe. It's slightly less flexible since you cannot choose a specific EV, but it should get you most of the way there unless I don't understand what you're trying to do.

ZV

 

[ElFenix]

canon's exposure lock capabilities leave much to be desired. i'm not sure if you can exposure shift within a locked exposure, and i'm pretty certain that the lock gets lost very quickly.


edit: you can shift a locked exposure, however, the meter turns off nearly immediately.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
edit: you can shift a locked exposure, however, the meter turns off nearly immediately.

Does that mean the lock is lost or does that mean the meter just turns off? Once the exposure has been locked in, there's no need for the metering system to keep running since the EV is then fixed.

ZV

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: ElFenix
edit: you can shift a locked exposure, however, the meter turns off nearly immediately.

Does that mean the lock is lost or does that mean the meter just turns off? Once the exposure has been locked in, there's no need for the metering system to keep running since the EV is then fixed.

ZV

the lock symbol goes away when it comes back on

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the lock symbol goes away when it comes back on

Damn. Was hoping that I had it figured out for you.

Sometimes I do miss the old mechanical switches to lock metering from the old manual-focus film days.

ZV

 

[ElFenix]

apparently the 1 series has a custom function to keep the meter on for up to an hour, which can also hold the lock.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
apparently the 1 series has a custom function to keep the meter on for up to an hour, which can also hold the lock.

Minoltas will do this (at least on the Maxxum 7), and Sony has carried it over (at least in the A100 and A700), I just checked on my own cameras. If you go into the "Play" menu to review shots it loses the lock, but if you just keep shooting it will hold the meter lock indefinitely. I just assumed this was still common. Seems like it would be a useful feature.

ZV