Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I know some of you have been using R lenses on the Canon 5D to great >effect. I spent some time over the weekend using my 5D and various of >my medium and longer R lenses and I found I was getting images that were >overexposed much more than I would have expected. > >I was shooting outdoors in mixed sunlight and shade, and even though the >part of the scene in sunlight was the vast majority of the frame (and >was centered) the camera seemed to be exposing for the area in shadow. > >I am setting the camera to Evaluative Metering, Aperture Priority auto >exposure, and shoot either wide open or manually stepped down. The >camera of course sets the shutter speed. I'm working down my mental >checklist of things I could be doing wrong but don't find an obvious answer. > >Have any of you who have used this particular combination seen this >problem or have a suggestion as to what I might be missing? > >Thanks, > > > >--Bob However Tina and Frank gave you right responses let me add that though when you use a Leica -or any other brand not Canon- lens in the 5D you can set the metering in evaluative in fact the camera is using always the centerweight method. Felix