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Forum: Ask B&H Photo!
07-22-2010, 12:15 PM
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
05-03-2010, 07:01 PM
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On the right of your viewfinder you should be able to see a number that goes from 0 and changes into the positive or negative. This is your camera's exposure meter. In simple terms, you want that number to be at or near 0. If it's something like -2 then the picture will come out underexposed, +2 means it'll come out overexposed.
So, for instance, if you're framing a picture of a person's face in 'M' mode and your exposure meter is showing -1.5 in your viewfinder, you could simply lower your shutter speed until that number is 0. That shot SHOULD come out looking like you'd want it. If you're in Av mode and the meter is showing the same number, you could open the aperture a bit more to let in more light and the shutter speed should automatically set to the proper setting.
You will notice that as you point at different things while your viewfinder is active, the numbers will start to change according to what's in front of it. That's the meter at work, basically.
I would definitely get a book called 'understanding exposure'. It helped me out quite a bit in the beginning. And it's not expensive at all.
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