Mark_48 Goldmember  2,068 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Brookfield, MA More info | Mar 21, 2005 17:45 | #1 Well I've scoured through the owners manual (pg. 62 covers "M"), did a search in this forum and I'm at a real loss. There's something not evident on my G1 or it just doesn't exist at all. Megapixels and high ISO are a digital photographers heroin. Once you have a little, you just want more and more. It doesn't stop until your bank account is run dry.
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PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mar 21, 2005 18:24 | #2 If your G1 is anything like the G2 and the G3, if the shutter and aperture settings you have selected is different from what the internal meter would select by more than + or - 2 stops, you'll see a red + or - 2 in the upper left hand corner of the LCD screen when you half-press the shutter button. If it's within + or - 2 stops, then the number will be white instead of red. What you want to do is adjust your shutter or aperture (or both) so that the number you see is +/-0 which means that you've set the camera the way the meter would without any exposure compensation. ...Leo
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Nabil-A Goldmember  1,000 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia More info | Love the avator pacace!!! _______________
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PacAce wrote: If your G1 is anything like the G2 and the G3, if the shutter and aperture settings you have selected is different from what the internal meter would select by more than + or - 2 stops, you'll see a red + or - 2 in the upper left hand corner of the LCD screen when you half-press the shutter button. If it's within + or - 2 stops, then the number will be white instead of red. What you want to do is adjust your shutter or aperture (or both) so that the number you see is +/-0 which means that you've set the camera the way the meter would without any exposure compensation. The G2/G3 must be the new and improved models. The G1 doesn't seem to have any indication in the LCD other than the aperature and shutter setting. The Green ready indicator near the viewfinder lights no matter what lighting I have. I was hoping the EC meter would give me a reading, but this isn't even present in "M" mode. Megapixels and high ISO are a digital photographers heroin. Once you have a little, you just want more and more. It doesn't stop until your bank account is run dry.
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Nabil-A wrote: Love the avator pacace!!!  Thanks, glad you like it. It's one of my toys (Stitch from "Nilo & Stitch") that I use whenever I need a model for testing my camera. ...Leo
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mark_48 wrote: The G2/G3 must be the new and improved models. The G1 doesn't seem to have any indication in the LCD other than the aperature and shutter setting. The Green ready indicator near the viewfinder lights no matter what lighting I have. I was hoping the EC meter would give me a reading, but this isn't even present in "M" mode. Yup, that's exactly how the M mode works in G2 and G3. It uses the EC meter to tell you how far off you are from the meter reading. Sorry to hear that the G1 doesn't have this feature. ...Leo
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teekay Goldmember  3,037 posts Likes: 799 Joined Apr 2001 Location: British Columbia, Canada More info | No problem! I have a G1 and if I want to see what settings will give me the right exposure in M, then I first go to either P, Tv or Av and take a reading there.
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PacAce wrote: Is it time to upgrade to a G6, maybe?  Already went the 20D route with a DRebel in between. Actually wanted to set the G1 in manual to make some comparisons between metering on the DReb and 20D. Think I'll try what teekay suggested. That will probably do what I want as well. Megapixels and high ISO are a digital photographers heroin. Once you have a little, you just want more and more. It doesn't stop until your bank account is run dry.
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PacAce Cream of the Crop 26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Mark_48 wrote: Already went the 20D route with a DRebel in between. Actually wanted to set the G1 in manual to make some comparisons between metering on the DReb and 20D. Think I'll try what teekay suggested. That will probably do what I want as well. OK, good. I don't have to feel so bad for you, then. ...Leo
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