Hey everyone. Okay so I am back to using the camera more again. Continuing to try to develop my abilities shooting manually.
I have a few questions.
For the most part, there is this MM number on the bottom that ranges from - 2.0 to +2.0 and I know when it is flashing in way out of range. And in this case it is flashing -2. 0 as it's very dark because I was taking pics in the bright sun yesterday.
Earlier, nanook, you mentioned that I should aim for zero which makes sense and generally I try to do that.
Also, I think it is worth mentioning that sometimes, especially outside, because my lcd is so shitty, I take a Pic with it adjusted to 0.0 and then when I look at it on my phone or computer it came out terribly.
My first question is - what is that number and what does it mean/represent.
Yesterday, as I mentioned, I was taking some pics outside (bright sunny day) and I'd have that number at 0.0 and I was having some issues.
In the moment, mainly I looked at the dial and noticed the dial was too light or too white and changed my iso to a higher number of like 200 or 400 which is seemed to help in regard to the dial.
I have questions because it seems counter intuitive compared to what I know about iso so far and that is to use it in darker Conditions.
Also, while it does show or catch the color of the dial and bezel better (it is not as washed out with light), but I see that my blacks (strap) a d green (grass) isn't as crisp.
When I see something that is too light or bright (correct term here? Is it 'when I see part of the image too "overexposed"?') is increasing my iso the best way to get the color I'm looking for?
Or should I look to see that MM # at maybe like -0.3 or seething?
This is what happened when I moved a little to her that MM # to change just a little (like from zero to -0.3)
Versus changing my iso
Thanks again and I hope everyone had a safe 4th (if you're in the USA).
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