Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: John Collier <jbcollier at shaw.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:53:05 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] (OT) I really am not bonding with my X100 :-( > > My X100 meters very well except for the easily knocked askew compensation > dial. Check which metering pattern you have selected. I set mine to > semi-spot > as I prefer to make the decision as to what gets metered. Perhaps you have > it > set to "matrix" metering where the camera makes, hopefully, educated > guesses > as to what is going on, seemingly, in this case, without complete success. > > John > > On 2012-01-18, at 8:06 PM, John McMaster wrote: > >> I have not had a re-occurrence of the poor battery issue, +100 shots over >> several days on a single battery and still showing 3 bars. >> >> However I am now getting poor exposure readings, whether in AP or M mode. >> It >> reads about 2 stops out but sometimes under and sometimes over! That is >> with >> average lighting/background rather than extreme light/dark etc. Also >> across >> a range of apertures from f2.0 to f8 and the exposure compensation dial >> managed to stay on zero. >> >> I would send it back but it is my only travelling camera until the M9 >> returns :-( > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information