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Re: Why is my light meter lying to me?
Old 01-04-2004, 01:34 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I find the same thing with my 10D.

What my meter says and what happens in the camera aren't in sync. Like most of the others who have replyed I just adjust the camera. I'm not seeing a full stop difference, closer to 1/3-2/3 depending on the tones I'm shooting. Lots of lights/white I can open up about a third, darks and it's 2/3. And that's just a ball park for me. I'll still watch the histogram and then try to judge what I should be getting depending on what's in front of me.

I'm still making some pretty ugly mistakes, but I'm getting the hang of it.
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