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stevenrk · 10/05/06, 03:19 AM

Agree entirely with the notion of keeping it simple -- even in a digital age -- and accepting that the M8 is meant to be foremost a fast manual camera -- in the sense of setting shutter/fstop, not manual in the full sense of no lighmeter. (Which is why I also understand the concern about the reliance on the digital screen for basic operating info.)

But am I missing something, or will we not be able to see by how much a particular fstop/suhtter speed will be under or over exposing the shot?

What I'm asking is whether there is anything in the viewfinder that is more than just a light for over or under exposure? Is there the equivalent of what I've had in every camera that I can think of -- a sense ( a needle over and under the center spot) or specific measure (any modern day digital, including the RD-1) of where you are in relation to spot on exposure without having to go to spot on and then counting? Must be missing something. Because otherwise every time you shift the image/light you have to readjust exposure from scratch -- instead of for example being able to see that a particular change of framing will put you a stop and a half under from the previous shot and then acting to adjust as needed.

Could anyone who’s looked through the viewfinder explain what I'm missing from the info presented in the viewfinder, and thank you in advance.

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stevenrk Gesperrt Join Date: 10/22/05 Posts: 136	What am I missing about M8 exposure info? Agree entirely with the notion of keeping it simple -- even in a digital age -- and accepting that the M8 is meant to be foremost a fast manual camera -- in the sense of setting shutter/fstop, not manual in the full sense of no lighmeter. (Which is why I also understand the concern about the reliance on the digital screen for basic operating info.) But am I missing something, or will we not be able to see by how much a particular fstop/suhtter speed will be under or over exposing the shot? What I'm asking is whether there is anything in the viewfinder that is more than just a light for over or under exposure? Is there the equivalent of what I've had in every camera that I can think of -- a sense ( a needle over and under the center spot) or specific measure (any modern day digital, including the RD-1) of where you are in relation to spot on exposure without having to go to spot on and then counting? Must be missing something. Because otherwise every time you shift the image/light you have to readjust exposure from scratch -- instead of for example being able to see that a particular change of framing will put you a stop and a half under from the previous shot and then acting to adjust as needed. Could anyone who’s looked through the viewfinder explain what I'm missing from the info presented in the viewfinder, and thank you in advance.