I don't totally understand how the M cameras "guess" the aperture but i'd bet that the method that it uses to do it isn't 100% accurate (how could it be). It could be that being a low ambient light environment caused it to be off a bit.
I've seen some other people observe something similar when they have a filter over the lens. The filter factors gets translated to a smaller aperture by the camera.
jchabalk wrote:
I don't totally understand how the M cameras "guess" the aperture but i'd bet that the method that it uses to do it isn't 100% accurate (how could it be). It could be that being a low ambient light environment caused it to be off a bit.
I've seen some other people observe something similar when they have a filter over the lens. The filter factors gets translated to a smaller aperture by the camera.
I have never found my Leica cameras to be very good guessers. Just accept that it will have the wrong aperture recorded to the file.
1bwana1 wrote:
I have never found my Leica cameras to be very good guessers. Just accept that it will have the wrong aperture recorded to the file.
Good to know. It’s frustrating because I am still learning the system and I’d like to have a good handle on what I like what I don’t. Oh well. I guess I could just take notes while I shoot.
That look... My mother would have thrown those pants away long before they got to that point, but now I guess it's some sort of fashion that my old arse does not get...
Mine seems to does a good job when i'm outside in daylight. There's a small sensor on the front of the camera and i think it's comparing EV between that and the metered light at the shutter (or sensor depending on how you're shooting).
I'm also assuming that it only works if it knows which lens is attached to the camera via the 6-bit code or manual override.
That could at least be the reason why in harsh lighting conditions it doesn't do as well.
jchabalk wrote:
Mine seems to does a good job when i'm outside in daylight. There's a small sensor on the front of the camera and i think it's comparing EV between that and the metered light at the shutter (or sensor depending on how you're shooting).
I'm also assuming that it only works if it knows which lens is attached to the camera via the 6-bit code or manual override.
That could at least be the reason why in harsh lighting conditions it doesn't do as well.
I would recommend in tricky light to learn to shoot manually. Don't change exposure if the light doesn't change.
