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EV Compensation -- I should know... but
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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 503469" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>[USER=27017]@cwgrizz[/USER] I agree your -1.3 looks the best. I don't think we can put a good rule on this. It comes down to do you want more or less exposure than what your meter says.</p><p> [USER=40735]@gustafson[/USER] Think of the +/- compensation as an offset to your camera's meter. Plus compensation makes your meter need more light to be satisfied. Minus makes it need less light to be satisfied. Its just a convenience feature, you could do this manually. It works differently in different modes. In aperture mode, +1 compensation will give you one slower shutter speed for more exposure. In shutter mode, +1 compensation will give you one step wider aperture (if it can). In manual, it will just change when you reach the happy spot on the viewfinder meter, just a reference to look at. In manual with auto iso, it will change the iso up/down to suit your request. In A or S with auto iso, it should work similarly, basically fudging your meter up or down to get you more or less exposure and auto iso will kick in depending on how it is set.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 503469, member: 4923"] [USER=27017]@cwgrizz[/USER] I agree your -1.3 looks the best. I don't think we can put a good rule on this. It comes down to do you want more or less exposure than what your meter says. [USER=40735]@gustafson[/USER] Think of the +/- compensation as an offset to your camera's meter. Plus compensation makes your meter need more light to be satisfied. Minus makes it need less light to be satisfied. Its just a convenience feature, you could do this manually. It works differently in different modes. In aperture mode, +1 compensation will give you one slower shutter speed for more exposure. In shutter mode, +1 compensation will give you one step wider aperture (if it can). In manual, it will just change when you reach the happy spot on the viewfinder meter, just a reference to look at. In manual with auto iso, it will change the iso up/down to suit your request. In A or S with auto iso, it should work similarly, basically fudging your meter up or down to get you more or less exposure and auto iso will kick in depending on how it is set. [/QUOTE]
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