Particularly since I tend to adjust camera settings to protect highlights or shadows as needed and then close any gaps/missteps one way or the other in post. Nothing IMO could be more boring waste of time Ha Ha. I got motivated and tested and compared the M11 and Sony A1 Highlight vs Multi modes, latest firmware on both. Same here A lot of flickering at times when lighting changes a little.Īt least now we can eagerly anticipate FW 1.5.0.0 with the same level of excitement and perhaps its not too long until the M11 comes out of its public beta testing phase. I had the same issue prior to the update as well. To use this metering mode, I would have to turn off exposure preview completely. When moving the frame around in high-contrast light, the meter/exposure/preview alternates between settings so rapidly that it makes the screen appear to flicker badly. Update: 1.4.0.0's Highlight-weighted meter is useless for Live View shooting for me (with exposure preview on and using any auto mode such as Auto ISO or Auto Shutter). IMO, it's the most versatile metering mode, allowing me to shoot everything from sunset landscapes to indoor portraits while providing a good exposure base. Note that currently if the brightest areas of an image are anywhere near the central 1/3 of the frame, Center-weighted metering still gives the lowest exposure and best protects the highlights. ![]() But we need to keep the current version since it's more usable for everyday shooting without maxing out the exposure comp +3 stops to brighten up the exposure when needed. My preference for Highlight-weighted metering would be to have a second variant of it based on the histogram, not allowing overexposure except for specular highlights. At least now after FW 1.4.0.0, Highlight-weighted is exposing consistently and giving a lower exposure than Multifield – before this update, it was exposing exactly the same as Multifield. It's not a metering mode based off the histogram, it's an evaluative mode similar to Multi-field. Highlight-weighted metering even in the SL2-S never fully protected the highlights – it can be fooled by a spike on the histogram far to the right caused by a bright area concentrated on an edge of the frame. I have no interest in the apps other features.Īn example of highlight weighted metering not protecting highlights. I could really use that GPS feature on the Leica Fotos app. Hopefully Leica squashed all or most of the usability bugs and I can concentrate on taking images. I'll also be testing it some more, but I'm not going to spend too much time on it. When you’re dealing with a high contrast situation, such as a bright background with a dimly lit subject, or a dark background with a brightly lit subject, switching your metering mode to Spot Metering can be an easy way of ensuring that your exposure is exactly where you want it.In the 1.3.0.0 firmware the highlight weighted metering in rangefinder mode often caused strong overexposure to the point of being around 3EV brighter than an average metered exposure.įirmware 1.4.0.0 is a good step in the right direction for all the other bugs, but Highlight Weighted metering isn't something I can use in its current form. On Nikons, exposure can be locked by pressing AE-L. On Canon cameras, Exposure Lock is achieved by pressing the (*) button. Some cameras will hold the metered reading until you deactivate Exposure Lock. It will then hold the exposure you locked in, at least until you release the shutter button. Exposure lock is generally activated by pressing a button on your camera while metering. Exposure Lock ensures that your exposure is locked in once you have metered the scene, before you recompose the shot. This is because if the meter only works at the center of the image, and the area you’re metering is NOT the center of the image, you will need to recompose after metering. Generally, if you’re spot metering, and your camera’s spot meter is at the center of the image area, you will have to use Exposure Lock as well. ![]() Using the spot meter, I metered off the sky, and then dialed in +1/3 of exposure compensation to bring back some dress detail. ![]() I did not want to completely lose the detail in the dress, but I did want a near-silhouette effect to add to the mood of the image. When I saw this shot I immediately knew what I wanted.
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