Samir Jahjah Posted December 21, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 21, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) There are three ways to adjust and control for exposure compensation. One of the option that appeals to me is to be able to select the exposure compensation for only the next shot...however, when I use this option (I measure the light by slightly pressing the shutter button, and at the same time I set teh exposure compensation using the setting dial. It works great, except that the camera remembers the exposure compensation, and it does not reset it... What am I doing wrong? Or maybe I misunderstood the proposed function (page 137 of the Instructions book). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted December 21, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 21, 2009 I can tell you what you are doing wrong: You have not read the erratum that came with the manual Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted December 21, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 21, 2009 To solve any frustrating mystery when you just want a simple answer, the erratum says all exposure compensation modes are permanent until you change them back to zero. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samir Jahjah Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted December 21, 2009 To solve any frustrating mystery when you just want a simple answer, the erratum says all exposure compensation modes are permanent until you change them back to zero. Steve Indeed I did not read the erratum!!! No need to now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted December 22, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 22, 2009 Following on from the issue of permanent changes to settings; After making any adjustments to exposure compensation, ISO etc. I always make a habit of resetting the camera back to one my saved PROFILES, e.g. PROFILE 1 which contains all my "standard" settings: WHITE BAL5800K, ISO160, DNG UNCOMPRESSED, EXP. COMP -1/3....... Several times with both the M8 &M9 I found that by not reverting to a preset PROFILE, after making an adjustment to Exposure Compensation or ISO it would often throw out one of the other settings. The most common example being that I would find the camera was shooting in JPEG instead of DNG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwind Posted December 23, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 23, 2009 While on the subject of Exposure Compensation - what do most people use for everyday shooting? I've been using +2/3 and +1 for best results. Thanks Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 23, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 23, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) It depends entirely on the circumstances. With the current grey, dull and snowy weather I find I need + 1.3, in Africa in harsh sun it sometimes needed -1.0 . I tend to go manual and use the camera as a semi-spot meter. much more accurate than a blanket correction imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwind Posted December 23, 2009 Share #8 Posted December 23, 2009 It depends entirely on the circumstances. With the current grey, dull and snowy weather I find I need + 1.3, in Africa in harsh sun it sometimes needed -1.0 . I tend to go manual and use the camera as a semi-spot meter. much more accurate than a blanket correction imo. Thanks, I've use mostly the camera as a spot meter but wanted to check out the ec and see how it worked and with a 24 2.8, 35 2.0, 50 2.0 it was pretty consistent +1.0 under bright blue skies. I compared to a guys m8 this morning and the m8 at 0 was pretty close to my m9 at 1.0. We both used a 35 set to f16. We're supposed to get rain the next two days - Merry Christmas - and I'll check it again. Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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