Hi, Yes, I know all that (you taught me), but neither setup will guarantee a specific, arbitrary, ISO
Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > Unless you're using Sensitivity Coercion, you can use the "ISO > Snstvty Wrn Dspl" (ISO Sensitivity Warning Display) custom function > to light a warning in the viewfinder when the camera is set to a > value over a threshold. I have this set to ISO 800 ... the warning > lights up whenever the ISO has been set to 800 or greater. > > (It's disabled when Sensitivity Coercion is on: no warning light will > appear if the ISO is bounced up by the camera in response to low > light conditions. I suspect this is because the Sensitivity Coercion > function implies that you've already said "everything up to such and > such limit is fine by me".) > > Godfrey > > On Nov 5, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > It's a nice feature sometimes, but just as often it's a PITA. With > > film I > > always know the EI I'm using - usually I'll put a sticker on the > > camera > > noting the film and EI - and will just work with that throughout > > the day. > > With the digi I sometimes forget to change the ISO rating, so I > > might be in > > a 200 ISO mindset but forget that the camera is set for something > > else. To > > my simple brain these new cameras are sometimes overwhelming.
