> a) I have found that the preview shown on the LCD screen is not accurate > and many shots that appear to be correctly exposed on previewing them are > actually underexposed when I get them home. Likewise, those that appear to > be overexposed or blownout are actually fine when I open them in PS. I am > not sure if this is due to the brightness setting on the LCD or if it > actually shows the image inaccurately, but even so, I am not relying on the > LCD as a true "preview" of what the final image will look like.
Just tilting the camera a little in one direction or another does tend to make the images appear under/over exposed. This is a characteristic of LCD screens. > b) Despite being set at ISO 400, I am having MAJOR exposure problems (both > under and over)using the AF360fgz. This is a huge problem for me as one of > the things I was excited about in purchasing the *istD was to have full TTL > capabilities for flash exposure with it. Instead, I found that I needed to > use the flash manually at all times to achieve the exposure that I needed > for fill flash and slow sync flash etc when shooting the kids clothing. Yes, flash with the AF60FGZ does leave a lot to be desired. Bill
