1DSMKII - ISO in viewfinder?

[MDJAK]

I thought the ISO was displayed in the viewfinder. Do I have a custom function set wrong?

I also am not crazy about the analog meter being along the right side. I find it easier to see along the bottom. Is this just me?

Am I doing something wrong?

[PacAce]

You to set C.Fn-08 to 2, I think. I don't have my camera handy to verify this.

Yes, the meter on the side does take some getting used to when you're used to seeing it at the bottom.

Another thing that's hard to get used to is the fact that the meter in the Creative Zone except Manual serves to show what your EC is set to, except when the shutter speed or aperture needed exceeds the capability of the camera or lens. At that point, the meter acts like it does in Manual mode. Gets frustrating to use sometimes in low light when you're tyring to set the EC and you see the needle moving about but not responding to your EC dial changes. Had me completely flabbergasted (or flummoxed, as Scott would say) the first couple of times it happened to me until I figured out what was happening.

[MDJAK]

Pac, you're a genius. I just changed it and you were right, custom 8-02.

The Photobert cheatsheet that I have defines 08 as:
(0) TOP displays remaining shots; BACK displays File #;
(1) Displays ISO at all times; also displays # or remaining shots on TOP LCD;
(2) Displays ISO instead of Remaining Shots;
(3) Displays number of images saved to selected folder.

No where that I see does it say what the viewfinder displays.
But it worked.

Is there a combo of the above where it shows remaining shots either on top, in the viewfinder, and/or on the back while showing ISO inthe viewfinder?

Also, can you please more fully explain what you meant about the meter not responding? That happens to me but I'm still not understanding when and why.

Thanks again,
mark

[PacAce]

Pac, you're a genius. I just changed it and you were right, custom 8-02.

The Photobert cheatsheet that I have defines 08 as:
(0) TOP displays remaining shots; BACK displays File #;
(1) Displays ISO at all times; also displays # or remaining shots on TOP LCD;
(2) Displays ISO instead of Remaining Shots;
(3) Displays number of images saved to selected folder.

No where that I see does it say what the viewfinder displays.
But it worked.

Is there a combo of the above where it shows remaining shots either on top, in the viewfinder, and/or on the back while showing ISO inthe viewfinder?

Also, can you please more fully explain what you meant about the meter not responding? That happens to me but I'm still not understanding when and why.

Thanks again,
mark
The manual explains the CF-08 a little better than your cheatsheet. It also says something about the shots remaining.

As for the meter in the Creative Zones, when EC is not used, the needle is in the center. When you want to set EC, say -1 stop, after half-pressing the shutter button so that your shutter speeds and aperture is displayed in the viewfinder, you would turn the dial CCW until the needle moves to the -1 point on the meter.

Everything is well and good until you take the camera indoors, let's say, where there isn't enough lighting to get a proper exposure. Let's say you're in Tv mode with the shutter speed set to 1/60. And you have your 50 f/2.8 macro lens on. You point the camera at a subject and the internal light meter determines what it needs an aperture of f/1.4 at 1/60. Your lens only goes as wide as f/2.8 so you're 2 stops short. When you take a look at the meter in the viewfinder, you'll see that the needle is at the -2 point. At first glance, it looks like you've accidentally set the EC too low so you turn the big dial at the back of the camera to adjust the EC. But nothing happens. That's because the meter is no longer in the EC mode that you usually would get. Instead it in the mode you would have if you were shooting in Manual mode. To get the meter back to the EC mode, you'd have to adjust the shutter speed so that the settings recommended by the meter is within the range of the camera (for shutter speed) or lens (for aperture opening). I hope this makes sense to you. If not, you'll get a better handle of it if you play around with the camera in a dimly light room.