On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > Dave, > > What mode of metering were you using? > (center) spot? matrix? center-weighted?
I use centre weigh excusivly with all lenses > > You probably know this, but just in case: > If you are using a matrix or even center-weighted, and you have lots of > bright sky in the frame, that can lead to underexposure. > From your description of the scene, it sounds that there could be plenty of > bright sky (or, perhaps, something else very bright, say, bright-yellow > field of ripe grains [wheat, rye]). Shots into the sun yes, usually require +.7 or eve +1 but shots with sun t my back never required more than +0.3 > And, of course, having the sun in the frame produces the same effect, but > even worse. > > The same can happen if you are using spot metering, and the spot (the center > by default, unless you configured it to match the focus point, and that one > is to a side) is not on the subject, - you can get the same effect. My main concern is that i used two lenses last week at the Model A shoot, same light some shooting but +0.3 siufficed with the 55-300 +2 looks like the norm Dave > > HTH, > > Igor > > > > On Jul 22, 2016, at 3:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > >> >> So i used the 55-300 at the plowing demo yesterday. Hot humid and >> dusty day. The unit itself focused quite nicely, it fits well on the >> K-5 and my hand zoom barrel stiff but thats fine. Barrel fully >> extended makes for a bit of a shaky hand held. IQ and sharpness seem >> decent enough. Only thing and i'm not sure its due to the lens or the >> camera metering but when using the 17-70 or the 50-200 a +.3 EV >> correction is needed. I used +0.7 and all of the DNG's are still way >> under exposed. I would normally get a small amount of under exposure >> shooting into the sun with my other lenses but every shot, into the >> sun or with the sun, is quite a bit under exposed. I'll need to adjust >> every one in LR. >> >> Any thoughts on this. >> >> Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
