G> There is! LCD Panel on top shows the metering mode (page 22 in G> manual).
Thanks, I'm glad I skipped this one. Still, I find the metering mode buried too deep in the menus to be really useable. The same goes with flash compensation: commonly used functions that should be readily accessible, if not on a dedicated switch at least programmable on some universal button (4 way controller for instance). G> Then, page 139: "The aperture and shutter speed are automatically G> adjusted to the appropriate exposure at that moment if the [AE-L] G> button is pressed in a M (Manual) mode. Shutter speed is adjusted to G> appropriate exposure according to lens aperture when lens aperture is G> not set to s position. Though they don't mention the stop down phase that's required for proper metering, this seems like a positive confirmation. Servus, Alin
