QUOTE(mumeichan @ Mar 12 2013, 01:02 AM)
I don't know about the XE-1 la, but on the x10 and x100 I set brightness to -1. In most cases, the brightness is pretty similar to the final picture. You can do some trial and error yourself. And since it's a viewfinder, your perception of brightness won't depend on the surrounding, so whether it's midday or twilight, you will get the same results.
Then secondly is the metering guide, just adjust the settings until you get the the EV is at 0 or however bright you want it to be.
Don't go crazy with this though. Most if the time, you just need to set the shutter speed on auto and then adjust the aperture to control how much of the scene you want to be in focus. Single subject=bigger aperture, scenery=smaller aperture. It's not worth the effort to manually set the shutter speed because in the end it's going to look at the guide on the screen which is the same thing the camera is doing for you.
You'll want to set both manually in very limited situations such as high-speed subjects, motion blur in street photography, planned photoshop or flash setup. Then you just set both values manually, take a test shot. If you like it, just spend the whole time with the same setting. The lighting isn't going to change much for the next couple of hours.
QUOTE(lanatir @ Mar 12 2013, 01:15 AM)
there is no hard and fast rule. if u shoot with enough experience and knowledge about your camera, then u can figure out e.g. if the highlights are blown out or if the result would be satisfactory. normally u can train yourself with comparisons against the histogram. i've been shooting since the days of film so it's more or less 2nd nature. i only use a fully manual exposure mode when i'm doing flash and studio work. otherwise, i would typically work on Aperture priority and compensate accordingly on the camera based on experience in order to obtain the desired result.
really thanks bro for sharing your experience with me...
i admit i am a spoil kid from nex system... for the WYSIWYG issue kinda let me down for few days, but i gain is a whole new experience of photo shooting... believe or not, i'm not taking EV adjustment seriously when i am with NEX... due to the troublesome process of back into the menu, scrolling and look for EV, then adjust.. then back to the scene and recompose
and 1 more question, for the AE/AF-L button, u guys set lock both at one click? or lock only AE? the spot metering looks very useful but still in the midst of exploring it...
Mar 11 2013, 11:14 PM
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