nicolasseveryns

Hi Jerryy, Yes, I ruled everything out. I already work like this for the last 6 months, relying mainly on the blinkies. This made for some severely underexposed shots last summer (the sky was always well exposed, though!). Right now I can imagine a situation where spot metering might come in handy: TTL flash during backlit summer scenes, for example.

Yes, that's right. As I already mentioned, I have a problem with the collar. I'll have to buy another camera if I want this fixed, I guess.

Thank you for your reply, but the preview does not change when I turn the collar. The metering symbol (or readings) does not change either. The metering symbol changes, however, when I change it from the computer in tethering mode (from [ ] into [-], etc. in the line below in the EVF). That's why I am convinced that it's a collar problem, So working in manual mode, based off the histogram, is my single working method. Opening the hardware is not in my plans.

Hi, Does anyone know how to fix this? My camera works fine, except for the metering switch/collar. My camera stays in average metering mode, whichever way I turn the switch. In face detection mode I see the face icon in the EVF, but turning off face detection, it keeps showing [ ], no matter what I turn. Is there a menu setting I'm unaware of, or is this a mechanical/electronical problem? In the latter case, should I try to fix it myself? Or can I be flying by my histogram, even if I would need spot metering now and then? Thanks for any suggestions.