This is a great thread .. hopefully I can resurrect it to some extent, and get clarification on some of the points.
Originally posted by Canada_Rockies If these don't work, and the underexposure is consistent, just dial in exposure compensation and leave it there. You can memorize this in the USER mode.
I was blessed to some extent that I took a DLSR class pretty soon after I got my k10, and got into Manual right away, and have stayed there. I typically use the green button to meter, then compensate exposure .. and sure enough, I almost always go up, never down. However, I have recently been learning more about the perks of AV or TV modes, but I become very frustrated when I try them, because I am limited by not being able to compensate the exposure!!
Here's my question: when you talk about "just dial in exposure compensation" ... I assume you are not talking about AV/TV?
And, if the k10 DOES underexpose .. how can anyone every use AV/TV accurately? (without PP) Originally posted by WMBP Anyway, the problem for me has been consistent and I usually just compensate slightly.
The key thing is to know that the meter is consistent. Will
Will - what mode are you in when are are talking about compensating?
Originally posted by WMBP The histogram can be very helpful, but you should use the histogram, not let the histogram push you around. The feature on your camera that tells you when you've blown the highlights (or the blacks) is actually more useful than the histogram, much of the time.
Will - this was a great post, really captured the metering modes in a way that made sense .. have you ever done any curriculum writing?
Anyway, I am not sure what you meant in the quote above - what feature is more useful than the histogram? Did I miss something?
Originally posted by mattdm The K10D (and I assume all the rest) also has a "fourth" option for metering, the Link AE and AF option in the custom menu. This changes the matrix metering dial section to instead be spot metering on the selected focus point.
Dang it, just when I thought I was getting familiar with this camera! I have no idea what this means .. but will look it up!