Butch, Let's see: 1/4 at 2000 is the same as 1/16 and (4 stops diff) 125. That twice the exposure of sunny 16 for 200 film, right? With f/5.6 that would be exactly "sunny 16". Now, what were the conditions when you shot? 2 stops *over* exposure (meaning twice as much light as on a bright sunny day) most likely means the camera was fooled by something, or the speeds are off.
I have used a ME-S a lot, but never with 2000 shutter speed, so I have no idea what's going on there (and would be very surprised if the speed that fast was exact on a camera that old) Hope that helps. Mishka > From: Butch Black > Subject: Over exposure with ME super on auto > Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 16:59:54 -0700 > > Hi; > > Does anyone know how accurate the auto exposure is on an ME Super? I > processed a couple rolls of Fuji 200 I shot at a baseball game. All > the auto exposure shots look 1.5-2 stops over exposed, somewhat > confirmed by the exposure guide on my printer, though I don't > particularly trust that. I was shooting from the stands down onto > the playing field so no sky to skew the metering. I was using a M > 200/4.0 wide open or at 5.6 giving me shutter speeds around 1/2000. I > seem to remember a thread suggesting that the fast shutter speeds > were optimistic on the camera. Any feedback from people who have used > the ME super on auto with fast shutter speeds would be appreciated. I > did have the ISO set for 160 not 200 but that would not explain that > much over exposure. The C-41 plots were well in control also. > BUTCH LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
