On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:07 PM, Jim King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam Maas wrote on Wed, 14 May 2008 17:01:32 -0700 > > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Jim King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jim King wrote on Wed, 14 May 2008 16:39:12 -0700 > > > > > > > (snip) > > > > I've enjoyed using it on my Pentax DSLRs but found that it > > tends to > > > > progressively underexpose when using TTL metering as I move to > > smaller > > > > apertures. That's not usually a problem because this lens > > requires a > > > > deliberative style of shooting, allowing one to check the > > histogram to > > > > confirm (and adjust) exposure. > > > > > > I meant to say that I saw progressive underexposure as I > > increased the > > > amount of shift, not as I reduced the aperture. > > > Regards, Jim > > > > > > > Were you adjusting exposure after the shift? > > Yes - I was using the Green Button for manual exposure metering after > I adjusted the amount of shift. The resulting images were underexposed > so I had to manually add additional exposure - not a big deal with a > DSLR. > > > > Regards, Jim
You need to meter before the shift when using shift lenses on any SLR. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
