[LRflex] Re: Exposure Issue with Leica R7?
- From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:42:58 -0400 (EDT)
Walter Kramer wrote:
>I am getting some unpleasant exposure results with my R7 and I don't
>know if it is my inexperience or something to do with the camera. I use
>P mode often and maybe it's just not suitable where there is strong back
>light.
>
>The other possibility is that the leds on the right are displaying two
>aperture modes when I take the shot, eg, f2.8 and f4.0 lit up. The
>manual instructs to change the shutter speed dial until only one
>aperture reading displays, I have largely ignored this. Anyway I get
>two or three shots like this in a role and the only pattern I can see is
>the scene has bright lighting in the background.
>
>Here is an example. Maybe someone has experienced this, I'm hoping it
>is operator error.
>
>http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/3944281840_8ff3f820bb_b.jpg
It looks to me like the foreground is under-exposed and the scan was adjusted
to compensate. A bright background like this is trouble for an auto-exposure
system. I'd try switching to manual, taking the exposure reading from an
average tone in the foreground, the re-compose and make the exposure.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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