dpattinson Posted May 31, 2007 Share #1 Posted May 31, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anyone else noticed that the meter in the M8 is very sensitive to flare coming in from above the lens? I think it's due to the sensor now being placed in the middle of the camera rather than on the side. It occurred to me that maybe if we had replacement lens-hoods that match the crop, this might be less of a problem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iron Flatline Posted May 31, 2007 Share #2 Posted May 31, 2007 You lost me - isn't any light-meter sensitive to flare? Doesn't the sensor need to go right behind the lens - hence in the middle? And why "replacement" lens-hood - I have hoods for my lenses. I would like to be more helpful, I'm just not sure I fully understand the question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2007 What I've noticed is that the meter appears to be much more sensitive (than my M7) to light which is not going to be part of the image, which is entering the lens from directly above the lens axis. So if I am taking a shot facing toward the sun, where there is strong sunlight falling on the lens, but it's not going to be part of the image (according to the framelines, and by examining the subsequent shot) - I can get a metered speed of 1/8000, by shading out this glare, or tilting the camera down marginally the reading drops to say 1/250. When I actually take the shot, the image is uniformly dark - meaning that the meter was reacting to light which was never going to be part of the image. It's possible that the M7 was also affected, but since its sensor is placed in the corner of the lens recess - it might not be so apparent - certainly I don't recall having the problem. My comment about lens hoods was that perhaps if they were 'tighter' to conform to the actual field of view that is being used by the M8's sensor, then more of this light might be blocked by the hood. My understanding is that the peripheral fov of the lens is not actually contributing to the image due to the sensor crop - this might be a misunderstanding on my part though. I'll try to do some tests with the camera on a tripod to verify that the glare is definitely not making it into the image, which is what I've observed when shooting hand held. Sorry for not making myself clear the first time David. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted June 1, 2007 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2007 You might be right. The metering sensor is right under the lens, centered, looking at the silver strip in the center of the closed shutter's front side. It would also be sensitive to light entering from above and bounding off the floor of the lens box. I've also seen underexposures of less than a stop in this situation, and just push the exposure correction up to compensate once I catch it. scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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