> > Of course it's academic since it's not an option with the current
> > firmware, but I don't think it would be too bad. The +-EV only works
> > within 3 EV from wide open, and even then you have to do the math of how
> > many stops you are from wide-open.
>
> Or 6 if you calibrate on 3 stops up from open-aperture. I have done
> it, Cory, it's a pain, even without having to go into a menu to
> indicate the aperture.
>
> Kostas
>
I still think that's more confusing than what I'm thinking. The
most annoying thing is having to set (somewhere) the maximum aperture of
the lens... I'm thinking a "button+wheel" maneuver in P or Av mode when
you mount up a K/M lens. Firmware could "blink" the aperture (e.g. '1.4')
to let you know you set it. After the lens is mounted and max dialed in ,
you just have to dial the wheel to match what you've set the lens to. It
saves having to mentally do the math, allows open-aperture metering all
the way to the min aperture of the lens, and doesn't require the "GB
trick" evertime the lighting changes... only that when you move the
aperture ring on the lens you match it with the dial.
How exactly do you get 6 EV?
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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