1981eagle
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I have the most bizarre Canon 60D metering problem
So - to start with - this is a spare body, but I like having it. It is not lens specific, and happens no matter which lens is on it.
If I use the viewfinder in M, AV, and TV ... and I press the shutter button half-way - the meter at the bottom of the viewfinder shows that the photo will be more than 5 stops under exposed. If I open the aperture or slow the shutter until the meter indicates that the photo will be properly exposed, then take that photo, it is like a polar bear in a snow-storm ... wildly over-exposed. However, if I immediately compose the same scene with the same lighting, but using the back LCD screen to focus and compose (also on manual, AV, or TV) the meter displayed works properly and the exposure of the resulting image is just fine compared to the final image.
I've checked all the setting I know to check and I think the solution is to toss this body and get a different body to use as a spare.
Before I start shopping - has anyone seen something similar to this difference in metering between the LCD and the viewfinder?
So - to start with - this is a spare body, but I like having it. It is not lens specific, and happens no matter which lens is on it.
If I use the viewfinder in M, AV, and TV ... and I press the shutter button half-way - the meter at the bottom of the viewfinder shows that the photo will be more than 5 stops under exposed. If I open the aperture or slow the shutter until the meter indicates that the photo will be properly exposed, then take that photo, it is like a polar bear in a snow-storm ... wildly over-exposed. However, if I immediately compose the same scene with the same lighting, but using the back LCD screen to focus and compose (also on manual, AV, or TV) the meter displayed works properly and the exposure of the resulting image is just fine compared to the final image.
I've checked all the setting I know to check and I think the solution is to toss this body and get a different body to use as a spare.
Before I start shopping - has anyone seen something similar to this difference in metering between the LCD and the viewfinder?
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