Your are correct Peter i typed EV instead of EF.What you are saying is basiclly the same as the manual,just need to get the brain to think this way and try a few test shoots. Thanks.I have not been able to check my work e-mail lately,did you find the manual you were looking for at Pentax Canada?? Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: "Peter Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:03:36 +0100 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: EV On my SFXn the indicator in the LCD display says EF (exposure factor) not EV but I assume we are talking about the same thing. Set the EF to a "+" factor to overexpose (compensate for light backgrounds) and "-" to underexpose (compensate for dark subjects / backgrounds). The overall lightness of the subject and background combined will be judged by the meter. If this is overall dark then the meter will try to brighten it to an average tone. So without compensation your subject will overexpose. As it is naturally dark - under exposing slightly will take the brightened picture back down to it's natural tones. (does any of that make sense?) I often find that in difficult situations like you describe, that pointing the camera down and metering from the grass gives a fairly accurate reading. The SFX has a ML button doesn't it? Additionally I recall reading on this list just a few days ago that most colour print film benefits from slight over exposure anyway. Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David J Brooks > Sent: 17 April 2001 01:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EV > > > Just a question about using the ev compensation with the used > sf-1 i recently purchased.I > assume this works similar to over or under exposing with my > manual pentax's ie.slightly > rasing or lowering the meter needle depending on what effect yoiu > will be looking for.Does the > ev adjustment work on this principle??? > One problem i have when photograph horse jumping, is on a bright > day-dark horse-and a > darkish background like trees with lots of greenery,if i expose > normaly the horse will be > dark,harder to see,and the trees nicely exposed.I usually > overexpose a small amount but in > the manual for the sf-1 for ev examples it says to minus (-) the > ev for subjects infront of dark > background and plus (+) if subjext is infront of blue sky or snow. > I'm sure the book is correct but my brain seems to say this is back wards. > Any help from the group???? > > Ps i'll apologize in advance for anothe rpoor quality scan for > the May PUG submition > > Dave > > Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail > - > 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 . > > - 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 . ---- End Original Message ---- Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - 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 .
