Is there a "live view" histogram on the K7, i.e., watch the histogram change as you change the EV values?
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 3:09 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > I use my istDS camera in manual mode most of the time. > I use the LCD and histogram as my meter and shoot > raw. Works good for me. > > -- > J.C. O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) > Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul > Sorenson > Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 2:54 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: metering question > > > I'll throw one more suggestion into the mix - especially since there's > such a wide dynamic range between the highlights and shadows. Consider > getting and learning to use an incident meter. Minolta, Gossen, Pentax, > Sekonic are usually considered the standards. I have a cheapy > (relatively speaking) Shepherd Polaris and have found it to be quite > accurate. It will do incident and reflected light as well as flash and > multiple flash measurements. If you meter the highlights and shadows > accurately to determine range of exposure you can shoot manual and > adjust your exposure for highlights, shadows or somewhere in between. > > http://www.adorama.com/SBP.html > > -p > > On 8/28/2010 10:13 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> I'm going to plung into this project for the next year. I want to >> photograph people under the el tracks downtown. >> >> I would like to know how folks might meter for this project. >> >> The 1st 3 photos were taken with the K20D last year, and from the sax >> player on those photos were taken with the K7 this year. All photos >> were at ISO 1600 except the sax player, which was 800. You can see >> I've some challanges with light and shadow. >> >> All 7 photos here are *as shot* except for correction to level >> allignment for the K20D shots. >> >> http://www.caguila.com/caguila/trackstest >> >> Big thanks, Christine >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3099 - Release Date: >> 08/28/10 01:34:00 >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
