Re: EV adjustments??? (thanks Jan)

2001-02-05 Thread Cristobal, Rey Bernard
" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 20:03:21 +0100 (CET) Subject:Re: EV adjustments??? Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:37:34 -0500, dosk wrote: >> Note however that in the two examples above, 2.8->2.0 is

Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:37:34 -0500, dosk wrote: >> Note however that in the two examples above, 2.8->2.0 is a full f-stop >difference >> (+1 EV) while 2.8->3.5 is only half a stop (- 1/2 EV) ... > >I don't understand this part. Can you elaborate further? > Sure! The term "stop" indicates doublin

Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-05 Thread dosk
Hi Jan Thanks very much for your help here. A couple more questions and notes. > Note however that in the two examples above, 2.8->2.0 is a full f-stop difference > (+1 EV) while 2.8->3.5 is only half a stop (- 1/2 EV) ... I don't understand this part. Can you elaborate further? > And sin

Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-05 Thread Peter Alling
Actually the MZ/ZX-M is only a "Manual Focus" camera. While it has full manual override, much like a ME Super of an LX. The camera in question has Tv Av and P modes where the exposure compensation dial becomes a very important and useful feature. --- Jan van Wijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On

Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Sun, 4 Feb 2001 17:11:11 -0500, dosk wrote: >okay, I think I got it. > >On EV adj's, (+ ) means MORE LIGHT. >Or (in effect) opening the shutter more by increasing the f-stop (fraction) >number. (As in 2.8 to 2.0...) > >And (-) means LESS LIGHT. >Or (in effect) closing the shutter more

Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-04 Thread dosk
Subject: EV adjustments??? okay, I think I got it. On EV adj's, (+ ) means MORE LIGHT. Or (in effect) opening the shutter more by increasing the f-stop (fraction) number. (As in 2.8 to 2.0...) And (-) means LESS LIGHT. Or (in effect) closing the shutter more by decreasing the f

Correction. Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Sorry, about my previous message in this thread. Of course I meant to say that your "-" would give you faster shutter time, like 1/250 instead of 1/125, in case the compensation is done by changing the shutter speed. Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, g

Re: EV adjustments???

2001-02-04 Thread Lasse Karlsson
> I'm a little confused as to the EV adjustment dial on my ZX-M, and its > accompanying directions do not help much. > If I have aperture set on the camera at f4, and I set the adjustment to > (-)minus one (not 1/2), what will the equivalent new f-stop be? (f3.5? or > f5.6?) > > IOWs, does (-)

EV adjustments???

2001-02-04 Thread dosk
I'm a little confused as to the EV adjustment dial on my ZX-M, and its accompanying directions do not help much. If I have aperture set on the camera at f4, and I set the adjustment to (-)minus one (not 1/2), what will the equivalent new f-stop be? (f3.5? or f5.6?) IOWs, does (-) adjust the am