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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 133878" data-attributes="member: 13090">This does sound odd... So let's clarify exactly how you're shooting and what's going on when you do. You're out in the countryside you say, so this sounds like you're shooting stills. Not, say, an outdoor concert or doing actual &quot;street shooting&quot; at night, correct? So if you mount your camera on a tripod, use ISO 200, Aperture Priority, Matrix Metering, set the aperture to, say F5.6 and frame a shot, the meter is going bonkers on you?EDIT:&nbsp; Further, are you actually GETTING bad shots, or are you just freaking out because the EV meter is fluctuating wildly while in Manual mode? You don't really say in your posts how your shots are turning out, or I'm not understanding you... But, my point here is, if you want to shoot in Manual mode, you can ignore the EV meter. Just shoot, chimp and adjust your settings (f/stop or shutter speed) accordingly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 133878, member: 13090"] This does sound odd... So let's clarify exactly how you're shooting and what's going on when you do. You're out in the countryside you say, so this sounds like you're shooting stills. Not, say, an outdoor concert or doing actual "street shooting" at night, correct? So if you mount your camera on a tripod, use ISO 200, Aperture Priority, Matrix Metering, set the aperture to, say F5.6 and frame a shot, the meter is going bonkers on you? [B] EDIT: [/B] Further, are you actually GETTING bad shots, or are you just freaking out because the EV meter is fluctuating wildly while in Manual mode? You don't really say in your posts how your shots are turning out, or I'm not understanding you... But, my point here is, if you want to shoot in Manual mode, you can ignore the EV meter. Just shoot, chimp and adjust your settings (f/stop or shutter speed) accordingly. [/QUOTE]

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