----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Niesmertelny"
Subject: Re: *ist D - Exposure issues - lenses other than A
I'm really disappointed that this issue could be the meter sensitivity
running out. Am I the only person who has used a non-A lens on the *ist D
and tried to take a long exposure picture? Anyone care to give it a try for
me?
Look at the specs on the camera.
What's the meter sensitive to?
I just looked, it's EV 0.
Thats about normal for TTL exposure meters, that number hasn't changed much for a few decades.
If I had to make a long exposure with the istD, using a non A lens, I would take a meter reading wide open, then stop the lens down to the taking aperture and adjust the shutter speed by the same amount.
It's how I did it 30 years ago when cameras were simpler, and meter sensitivity was still around EV 0.
Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
William Robb
