on 2013-03-13 15:30 Zos Xavius wrote
Is anyone finding that their k-5 leans towards over exposure? I often have to use -.7 to -1 ev compensation. I find this consistent across old glass. With the kit lens and thr 12-24 it seems to do a bit better, but still overexposes at times. I generally use matrix metering. Even in well lit scenes in daylight. Sometimes with the same glass it works fine at , but I'm forced to chimp constantly to look for overexposure. Also the meter seems to jump around on the same scene. I tried some shots between my k-7 and it was matching settings, so I can't decide it my meter is working properly. There is generally a 1ev difference if I compare to live view with live view giving the correct/better exposure reading. Any thoughts from you guys? I bought this k-5 six months ago and I don't remember making -.7 the norm on my k-7. I usually only had to add negative compensation at night on that camera....
not me; with the K200d i used for 3.5 years, i wound up habitually dialing in -0.5, sometimes more, but my K-5 is less prone to overexpose so i usually just compensate when the scene suggests it; i've only had the K-5 three months, so the only lenses i've used much with it are an oldish A 50/1.7, middle-aged FA 28/2.8, and "new" DA 15/4
i have had a lens whose aperture mechanism was failing, meaning it would not fully stop down by the time the shutter opened; that definitely caused overexposure
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