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AndrewG NY · 01-14-2009, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by alohadave

That would have given you a 4 stop over exposure (assuming ISO 200 as your base, 5 stops with ISO 100 as your base).

I think what he means is that in manual mode, with the +2EV dialed in he had to add two stops worth of ISO (200->800) to zero the meter. So it would have overexposed by the 2 stops he unintentionally was asking for.

I sort of wish that some of the viewfinder warnings like EV-comp-applied, for example were orange, instead of green...or maybe they should blink.

01-14-2009, 08:17 AM	#14
AndrewG NY Pentaxian Location: Chappaqua, NY Gallery Photos: 1 Posts: 455	Originally Posted by alohadave That would have given you a 4 stop over exposure (assuming ISO 200 as your base, 5 stops with ISO 100 as your base). I think what he means is that in manual mode, with the +2EV dialed in he had to add two stops worth of ISO (200->800) to zero the meter. So it would have overexposed by the 2 stops he unintentionally was asking for. I sort of wish that some of the viewfinder warnings like EV-comp-applied, for example were orange, instead of green...or maybe they should blink.