Originally posted by DSNAPP Just over or under expose some, it's not rocket surgery, but I try to make it harder than I need to. Dan
Noooo...that's actually a fairly recent addition (couple years now?) to Nikons. It's useful because we prefer to measure visually rather than by comprehending a value.
Race car drivers still use analog dials in their cars, and they rotate the dials so that when the car is running properly, all the needles are pointing up. That makes it extremely easy to spot a problem because the driver doesn't have to read the dial.
It's the same thing with EV in manual. If you know you're going to be taking lots of shots in the snow (or even in a room with white walls) you simply set the EV to +1 or +2. Now, when you're fiddling around with manual mode you simply center the meter to get the exposure you want. No need to read the numbers or count steps to make sure you're positioned correctly. Just center and shoot.
I wish the K-x had that function.