Originally posted by vonBaloney How about if you crank up the EV compensation? (Which in M mode won't change your settings, just the metering.) I think that affects screen brightness, doesn't it?
Doesn't do anything for me... Does that work for you?
BTW, I absolutely wouldn't mind a fix that only works when (manual) flash is used, but I haven't found one. I tried to shoot with the onboard flash rather than an external manual flash - I used either "Flash On" or "Manual Flash Discharge" modes - and it didn't change anything either. You'd think that when using the onboard flash, the camera would at least be aware that the flash is going to fire (plus possible optical slaves), and
not think that it's evaluation of how the scene is exposed without flash has
anything to do with how the final exposure will look, but nope, no dice, still dimming the display as I close the aperture.
Quote: Another option for macro is to maybe use an always on LED light panel to keep the scene lit.
Yes, this is another possibility, but adds even more equipment and weight. On the other hand it would also be useful when shooting reversed lenses... Or, I could go back to the K-01, I guess, but then I lose the 24mp sensor with no AA... The least inconvenient right now is to use the aperture ring, and hope for/dream of a FW bug fix...