[LRFlex] Re: LeiCanon 20D problems

Andrew -

Thanks for the suggestions.

I used nothing but a hand held incident light meter for many years (starting in my Nikon F days.) For the way I use this camera, though, internal metering is really the way to go, if at all possible.

Not worrying is usually a pretty good policy when dealing with things other than health issues or national security; and sometimes even with these.

You may be quite right - there may be something about the metering system that is indeed inherently flakey not only with non Canon lenses, but with any lens used in stop-down mode.

Bob Palmieri



On Jul 31, 2005, at 2:48 PM, Andrew Nemeth wrote:


On 31/07/2005, at 5:01 PM, Bob Palmieri <rpalmier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

When some of you have nothing better to do could you just point yer 20D
at a blank wall, set the thing on aperture priority and shoot a series
of snaps in 1 stop increments from wide open down to f/16 or so with a
lens that stops down when you turn the aperture ring.

I'm getting a consistent arc, with the 5.6 & 8 shots being the most
exposed and the 2.8 & 16 shots being darkest.


Bob. Buy a hand held incident light meter, use the camera on manual, and stop worrying about it.

Alternatively, have you tried to see if the camera works okay with a Canon lens? Maybe the 20D auto-exposure circuit is inherently flaky with non-Canon optics?


Regards,

Andrew Nemeth
<http://leica.nemeng.com>
[ Leica FAQ ]

------
Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at:
   http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm
Archives are at:
   www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/

------
Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at:
   http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm
Archives are at:
   www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/

Other related posts: