Originally posted by winglik My Pentax came out darker in most pictures, So i shoot it with EV +1. But I have a question about using EV compensation in Manual Mode with manual lenses? Does EV compensation work in M mode? I tried, nothing happen. I was able to use it in AT and TV, but with manual lenses, can't control Aperture in AV or TV mode. Please advice me the best way to do it with Manual Lenses. Thanx
Nope, manual is manual. I don't know the model of your DSLR, so here is how it works with the K10D and K20D. Set the depth of field preview to optical in the custom menus. Then when you want to meter, pull the on/off switch past the ON position to the weird circle to stop down the lens. If you have a 2 digit model (K10D, K20D) a scale will appear in the viewfinder, and you can simply set the exposure to the left (under) or right (over) to apply the EV compensation. With three digit models (K100Ds, K200D, etc.) the number of stops shows at the right end of the information strip with numbers. 0.0 is camera preferred exposure 1.3 is one and a third over, -1.3 is one and a third under.
If you prefer the green button method (I think it's AE-L on the 3 digit cameras) set the exposure using the green button, then change either the aperture or shutter speed to give you the compensation you want. Personally I find the dof preview method easier, but it is entirely possible that I do only because that's what I am used to from film cameras.