> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Lets see, the MX has the meter reading, the f-stop, and the shutter speed right > there in the finder. If I need two stops of compensation I can meter correctly, > then simply change the shutter speed or aperture two stops. I guess some of you > can only focus on one indicator and completely forget the others are there. > Probably mesmerized by the blinky lights.
It's a bit of fiddle though when the indicated "correct" exposure is manifestly wrong, such as when the subject is large and white. Two stops of compensation in any given instant is easily given in the manner you suggested. Trying to maintain a given exposure at a level one or more stops above or below the indicated "correct" value is tough in changing light. The MX does not in fact indicate -1, -1/2, 0, +1/2, +1 but -1 or more, -1/2, 0, +1/2, +1 or more. To figure out how much more, you have to fiddle settings until you get a different light to light up. I prefer to have a fuller readout of how the camera thinks my exposure settings differ from its "ideal" ones so that I can manage exposure on the fly. I think honestly that Pentax (and Fuji with the ST801, and others) got mesmerized by the blinky lights and used them to produce a viewfinder that was less informative than the previous non-blinky variety. By the time they did the LX they had figured out how to make the blinky lights work pretty well in manual mode (the ME Super's blinky lights worked fine in AUTO). The first generation LCD displays had some of the same problems, although Pentax did better than some with them. DJE
