On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:42:02 +0100, Dario Bonazza wrote > I find my K10D to be adjuted for slight overexposure, let's say > around +0.3 stops, as opposed to the *istD tipically showing around - > 0.7 to -1 underexposure. Maybe the *istD was trying to protect again > burnt-out highlights, while the K10D is mostly trying to fight > noise. Anyway, I consider those above being just different > designers' choice, and not a big problem when you are aware of that. > > However, very often (10-30% of shots, according to different > shooting situations) my K10D gives badly overexposed readings, far > exceeeding that +0.3 reported above. It's not uncommon I get say +2 > to +3 stops overexposure, which means pure crap. Not sure, but > apparently the bad behavior occurs much more in bright sunlight. The > camera was set to P and auto ISO setting, hence no risk to fall > outside hardware capabilities for getting proper exposure. I tried > both multi-pattern and center-balanced metering, with little > difference. Maybe multi-pattern is more prone to wild overexposure > than center-balanced, but I'm not yet sure of that. > > Another K10D owned by a friend of mine does exactly the same. Has > anyone else seen such a behavior? > > Dario
Mine seems to over expose +0.3 consistently, I've never had anything in the region of +2 +3 yet, but lees than 500 exposures taken. Regards, John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
