On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 03:47  pm, Mike Russell wrote:

At 4:13 pm +0000 18/2/03, Paul Fawley wrote:

When our S2 with D type lens is set to program,aperture or shutter priority and matrix metering, it is 1 and a half to 2 stops under exposed.
I find this mainly happens when you're set to matrix metering and you're outdoors. It takes the sky into account way too much - I've read it's because the camera's modelled on a film camera body, it actually meters outside the frame you see as well.
Good point, I'd forgotten that and maybe fuji had too!
Still if you meter for your studio flash the image shouldnt be a stop out should it?

So I never use it on matrix, just center weighted or spot, and I tend to override the exposure permanently a little as a matter of course.

Shouldnt have too should we?

I find I tend to end up opening all the mid tones on .raw files, and I keep meaning to do a test where I shoot a raw file, then a jpeg and see how they compare (i.e. does the camera compensate when it makes a jpeg?)
Me too, no time and far too cold ouside.......btw, the meter gives nearly a stop difference when used on manual compared to the auto modes

The default in EX convertor is a straight line (linear) "curve" which would certainly look dreadful with say Sinarback files. I wonder (there's no instructions) whether you're supposed make yourself a standard curve as a default (as I seem to have done) or whether I'm having to compensate for the camera's metering shortcomings.
My Imacon has a straight "curve" ( thats a new one) doesnt the D1 software have a straight curve as well, I kinda miss the leafs curvy one ;)


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