On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:12:45 +0100, Jens Bladt wrote > Quite a few photographers at my camera club normally set thier > cameras to -0.3 correction - regardsless of the camera model or > make. Simply to avoid burned out highlights. So do I, by the way > that's my USER setting - but I change it, when ever I find it necassary. > Regards > > Jens Bladt > Nytarkort / Greeting Card: > http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html > > http://www.jensbladt.dk > +45 56 63 77 11 > +45 23 43 85 77 > Skype: jensbladt248 > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af > Dario Bonazza Sendt: 18. februar 2007 23:04 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail > List Emne: Re: K10D overexposure anyone? > > Thanks Boris. So you found the D prone to overexpose? Amazing. You > are the first one telling me that. My experience (and a lot of > others') say underexposure. However, I found the D to be far more > foreseeable, while the K10D is sort of a guess. I have to check all > pictures one by one. Shot two pictures in quick sequence (with the > same framing and same settings) and you often get two different > exposures. My D doesn't do that. > > Dario > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:59 PM > Subject: Re: K10D overexposure anyone? > > > Dario, > > > > I find my K10D to be exposing consistently right if set in matrix > > metering. However, the brightest Middle Eastern days are still ahead and > > I couldn't tell how it would behave thence. However, I find that I trust > > it more than I used to trust my *istD, which often would make me dial > > -0.3 or -0.7 Ev correction. > > > > Boris > > > > > > 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/691 - Release Date: 02/17/2007 > 17:06 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/691 - Release Date: 02/17/2007 > 17:06 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ > > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
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