Guest Posted April 18, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 18, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just wondering if this has happened to any of you with the Q. This weekend I shot a mixture of interior and exterior photographs, mixed light, tungsten and daylight. Camera set to Auto WB, Auto exposure ( f1.7 ), and Auto-focus. Just used the camera really as a snapshot camera. All the interiors were pretty much bang-on for exposure and white balance, but the shots taken not long afterwards outside, landscapes, were way overexposed, by at least 2-3 stops. No settings changes during the day, and in fact nothing changed on the camera for weeks, it's always on MultiPoint metering. I didn't notice the overexposed exterior landscapes until I got back to my place and started to download the weekend's shots. In the main I don't "chimp", otherwise I'd have noticed the overexposures at the time and corrected the issue somehow, however everything looked fine through the EVF whilst I was taking the shots.............I am mystified why this happened, it's a first time for me with the Q, up to now it's been bullet proof as far as shooting Auto going from one environment to another. Anyone else run into this, if so what's the cause?.....Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Voxen Posted April 18, 2016 Share #2 Posted April 18, 2016 Hi, Its because you were using f/1.7 and ambiant light was too high to be properly exposed at the maximum speed of 1/16000s. At f/4 and over it would have been ok. Other option would have been using a 3 stop ND filter if you needed to stay at f/1.7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2016 Share #3 Posted April 18, 2016 Just "dope-slapped" myself.........Of course, I should have known! Too much clear and bright Mediterranean light when I was down scouting locations in Sete this weekend. Thanks Voxen............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmolinski Posted April 18, 2016 Share #4 Posted April 18, 2016 Did you change the light metering? When shooting indoor with the spot metering generally exposure is much better than using spot metering outdoor. That is my experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2016 Share #5 Posted April 18, 2016 No schmolinski, Voxen nailed the problem. I'd totally forgot that could happen......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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