jaapv Posted August 15, 2014 Share #41 Posted August 15, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes and the amount added and subtracted is the guess.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pop Posted August 15, 2014 Share #42 Posted August 15, 2014 Yes and the amount added and subtracted is the guess.... We call that a heuristic solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 15, 2014 Share #43 Posted August 15, 2014 If you are disagreeing with the search for a lighter or darker area, you are disagreeing with sm23221 in post #12, not with me. That post was recommending an alternative to using exposure compensation... Ah yes i did not recall this post thanks. I agree with it totally. Exposure lock by half pressing the shutter release works fine for me in AE an Auto iso modes. I find it faster and less distracting than EV comp that i use for special conditions of light like Francisco above. YMMV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted August 15, 2014 Share #44 Posted August 15, 2014 Yes and the amount added and subtracted is the guess.... I disagree. It's an informed decision based on experience and the one's goals for the image. When not using exposure compensation, one still has to make the very same decision, i.e. where to place that measurement on the brightness scale. If one only uses manual exposure and only "measures" as you say, not guesses, then one still has to decide where to place the white building or the green grass or the blue sky, etc., based on one's experience and goals for the image. One still has to decide how much to add or subtract from the measurement. There is no lesser or greater degree of guessing in either decision, whether strictly measuring or using exposure compensation. Similarly, the person who avoids exposure compensation and instead looks for a lighter or darker area to meter and lock onto has to decide which lighter or darker area will represent a middle brightness. This wall or that wall? This building or that building? This shirt or that shirt? Again, it's an informed decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 15, 2014 Share #45 Posted August 15, 2014 Well we don't have to choose a building or a tee shirt but a brightness, which is not a big deal with a bit of experience. Matter of tastes anyway as usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted August 15, 2014 Share #46 Posted August 15, 2014 So indeed it is a "subjective" decision as to when to use which method of exposure compensation. As for me, I will use the thumb wheel if I have a very dark or very light background which would interfere with having my subject properly exposed. Otherwise I use the shutter half-press method and rely on my experience as to where in the frame I am going to lock exposure. And finally I may not have the time to do either in situations where light is changing from opportunity to opportunity. Then I just shoot and hope for the best as I imagine we all do. And if time permits, and if in manual mode, I will take several exposures by turning the shutter dial one click between captures. There's always exposure bracketing. I rarely remember to use that . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted August 15, 2014 Share #47 Posted August 15, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well we don't have to choose a building or a tee shirt but a brightness, which is not a big deal with a bit of experience. Matter of tastes anyway as usual. Ok, we choose a brightness. Same idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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