Originally posted by Lowell Goudge Unlike most other bodies eV comp does not work on the K10. Really wish it did like my *istD
Originally posted by noblepa EV comp works just fine on my K10D. It just doesn't work in manual mode. Personally, I see no point in EV comp in manual. When I shoot in manual, I find it much easier to simply adjust the e-dials until the meter says the exposure is correct. If I disagree, I just add or subtract as I feel is needed. All this can be done with eye to the viewfinder.
IMHO, this is far easier than taking my eye away from the viewfinder, pressing the +/- button, twirling the e-dial to the desired compensation, go back to the VF, recompose, shoot and hope I remember to reset the EV comp for the next shot.
I realize that others disagree, but I just don't see the need for EV comp in manual.
there is a real need for EV comp in manual, and I'll give you some examples:
on the K10D especially, there is an issue with teleconverters and exposure, Let's say I want to use a TC on my sigma 70-200 F2.8 the TC feeds the lens data direct through the TC without modification of the aperture. As a result, in manual mode if I press the green button, I get a constant exposure error of about 1 stop with a 1.4x and 1.3 stops with a 2x,. I would love to take this error out with EV comp in manual as opposed to having to press green button and then reset the exposure for the error.
In flash mode, there is also a problem as I want to control exposure of ambient light but this is read incorrectly due to the same metering error, so I would need EV comp for my flash shots.
M42 lenses do not necessairly meter correctly , and require an offset because they do not touch any of the lens contacts, you may wish to add the offset if you are shooting in manual, to correct for this.
You may wish to deliberately bias your metering, for shooting,(eg high key or low key) but remain in manual mode so that you only set exposure occasionally, why not have EV comp as opposed to having to readjust each time, as readjustment means also you might just forget to do it and ruin a series of shots.