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Maybe i´m missing something, but i cannot get the photometer to give me a reading in the following situation -  manual mode/ exposure preview off/ picture effect off/ - sure, the photometer gives me a reading (let´s say -2ev) but it´s not representative of my iso/aperture/shutter settings, even if i change any of these the photometer stays at -2ev... Any tips?

And here´s some wishes on future firmware updates (been used to these on my 5D3 with Magic Lantern):

 

- raw histogram 
- raw zebras
- in manual mode, exposure compensation through iso  

- "locked exposure" in manual mode (mind you, not Av or Tv): let´s say you´re at iso 400, f4 and 1/2000s, and you want to just change the aperture but maintain the same exposure, or you want to change shutter speed and keep the same exposure, same for iso - you change any of these and the camera automatically adjusts one of the other two settings (which one of them will be adjusted is defined by you on the menus).



 

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Keep in mind that the photometer does take into account which metering option you did select on the switch below the shutter speed dial. What I also had to figure out the hard way was that if face/eye detect is on, this switch has no effect. I think as default spot metering is chosen when face/eye detect is enabled.  

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Zebras are dashed indications in real time of the overexposed parts. Usually user definable to say 70%, 80%, 90% or 100%. They are very useful in shooting video but also stills, to make sure you don't overexpose part of your image. I used it a lot in portraits, to judge hotspots on skin. So far, on fuji cams, you only get it as an option after the image is taken.

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Maybe i´m missing something, but i cannot get the photometer to give me a reading in the following situation -  manual mode/ exposure preview off/ picture effect off/ - sure, the photometer gives me a reading (let´s say -2ev) but it´s not representative of my iso/aperture/shutter settings, even if i change any of these the photometer stays at -2ev... Any tips?

 

 

 

I don't think the camera meters the scene until you tell it to.  With the default button settings pressing the shutter halfway should meter the scene.

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- "locked exposure" in manual mode (mind you, not Av or Tv): let´s say you´re at iso 400, f4 and 1/2000s, and you want to just change the aperture but maintain the same exposure, or you want to change shutter speed and keep the same exposure, same for iso - you change any of these and the camera automatically adjusts one of the other two settings (which one of them will be adjusted is defined by you on the menus).

 

 

 

 

Seems just as easy to change whichever of the 2 you want each time rather than having to go into the menu.

 

however, you can do something like that in Auto modes when holding the shutter halfway down.

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Seems just as easy to change whichever of the 2 you want each time rather than having to go into the menu.

 

however, you can do something like that in Auto modes when holding the shutter halfway down.

You don´t have to go to the menu. You just have to go there once to set what get´s changed when you, for example, change aperture. In this case that would be shutter or iso.

 

Yes, like you said, i could simply change whichever of the 2 i want. This seems like it isn´t that a big deal, but in certain situations with my 5D3 i´ve found this very helpfull. Lets say i suddenly want to have a bigger dof and i don´t want to count how many clicks i moved the aperture ring so i can move the shutter speed an equal amount to maintain the exposure. Call me lazy, but in the heat of the moment this saves me valuable time. :)

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You don´t have to go to the menu. You just have to go there once to set what get´s changed when you, for example, change aperture. In this case that would be shutter or iso.

 

Yes, like you said, i could simply change whichever of the 2 i want. This seems like it isn´t that a big deal, but in certain situations with my 5D3 i´ve found this very helpfull. Lets say i suddenly want to have a bigger dof and i don´t want to count how many clicks i moved the aperture ring so i can move the shutter speed an equal amount to maintain the exposure. Call me lazy, but in the heat of the moment this saves me valuable time. :)

 

 

Yeah... I mostly use an Auto mode when in a fast changing situation

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