Hi ERN,

What metering mode do you use, and what kind of lenses?

Mine is a bit unpredictable with pre-A lenses, which I suspect has to
do with differences between centre-weight and multi-segment metering.

Jostein

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Subject: istD overexposure


> My istD has a definite tendency to overexpose in bright light, by
about 2/3
> stop (enough to blow out a lot of highlights).
> I've asked a person or three about this. One hadn't noticed such a
tendency
> with his. One hadn't heard any reports of it. One HAS noticed this
tendency.
> I asked a local camera repairman, since I was already in the shop on
other
> business, to take a look at the camera; he reported that it was
metering
> perfectly normally. And yet I am definitely getting washed out
images in bright
> sunlight. Not in the shade. Not in overcast outdoor conditions. Not
indoors.
> The Optio does not do this, and my film SLRs don't do it either.
> I am puzzled.
> Anyone else have any thoughts? or has noticed the same tendency?
>
> ERN
>
>
>

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