Originally posted by jon404 Steve -- As others have said, the K-01 live LCD screen always tries to show a 'perfect' exposure, rather than the actual one you've set.
Indeed and is the reason I started this thread, what I want is for the camera to stop doing this when I'm in Manual mode.. In Video mode the camera acts
as I require it, just not in stills mode.
I guess I'm just using the wrong camera.
Originally posted by jon404 EDIT -- had good results screwing two graduated ND filters together, to really de-brighten sunset skies while I exposed for the land... to sort of get the exposures for both areas in the same ballpark.
Stacking ND filters are crap unless you paid big bucks for the best. My cheap set soften the cr*ap out of the picture and give a pink cast. (BTW: THe FOTGA gives a blue cast, avoid this filter - it really is garbage, the glass even has very tiny wavy distortions...)
I can't afford to buy something like Lee NDs or the Big Stopper.
Originally posted by jon404 Also have seen lots of photos where the ND makes waves and falling water look very different, but haven't tried that yet.
Yep, I think that's their most common use. Though it's not the ND that 'makes' water silky smooth, it's the slow shutter speed that the filter allows you to use without over-exposing the scene to super-nova brightness)