Brian Mosley
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Hello everyone,
as you may know, all Olympus DSLRs and now the E-P1/2/L1 offer auto ISO in Manual exposure mode... this is great for selecting your desired Aperture and Shutter speed - and allowing the camera to choose the ISO to give you an image within auto exposure.
I used this feature when taking the first shot in my PAD project :
E-P2 + 20mm f1.7
1/80s f/1.7 at 20.0mm iso1600
View attachment 151767
Unfortunately, you can't set EV compensation in Manual exposure mode... and you can't set a minimum ISO limit for Auto ISO either (just default and Max)
I have discovered a nice workaround though - if you're working with a legacy lens.
Simply set the camera to Auto ISO, Shutter priority and you can then apply EV compensation... setting Aperture as you would, on the lens itself.
In effect, I think this is the most responsive mode of exposure control... you can select the Aperture (via the lens control), Shutter speed and EV compensation in the camera... and allow the camera to determine the ISO automatically to give you the desired exposure.
Hope this helps!
Cheers
Brian
as you may know, all Olympus DSLRs and now the E-P1/2/L1 offer auto ISO in Manual exposure mode... this is great for selecting your desired Aperture and Shutter speed - and allowing the camera to choose the ISO to give you an image within auto exposure.
I used this feature when taking the first shot in my PAD project :
E-P2 + 20mm f1.7
1/80s f/1.7 at 20.0mm iso1600
View attachment 151767
Unfortunately, you can't set EV compensation in Manual exposure mode... and you can't set a minimum ISO limit for Auto ISO either (just default and Max)
I have discovered a nice workaround though - if you're working with a legacy lens.
Simply set the camera to Auto ISO, Shutter priority and you can then apply EV compensation... setting Aperture as you would, on the lens itself.
In effect, I think this is the most responsive mode of exposure control... you can select the Aperture (via the lens control), Shutter speed and EV compensation in the camera... and allow the camera to determine the ISO automatically to give you the desired exposure.
Hope this helps!
Cheers
Brian