Originally posted by beholder3 Hi,
I am interested in the best practises used by those of you who really know how to get the most out of their K-1. How do you do it?
Obviously this is all dependend on the exact subject scenario, so it's important to first describe this.
I'm curious as to how much success you have had with your settings for "single bird flying...".
For this type of subject I tend to use the following:
Metering: spot, +1EV sometimes more
1st frame action: Focus priority
Action in AF cont: Focus priority
AF active area: expanded 33 point (L), ist point centre
I have found matrix metering often leaves the bird rather dark with little detail, but spot with +1EV will often give nice detail in the bird. I don't think it matters much if the sky is overexposed as it has no detail.
I also use focus priority as other choices often result in out of focus subject.
I have yet to try 'auto' for the AF active area.
I'm interested in your (and others) comments on any of the above.
Cheers,
Terry