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Sunny 16 Doesn’t seem to work with my T6

Started Sep 17, 2019 | Discussions thread
Lemming51
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Re: Sunny 16 Doesn’t seem to work with my T6
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wrt the meter scale reading when you manually set sunny 16 it depends on

  • what metering mode is being used (Evaluative, Centerweighted, Partial, Spot)
  • whether the metered subject is in the direct sun (sunny 16 should be about right) or shaded, e.g. brim of a hat shading the face, in which case sunny 16 may underexpose that face.
  • also depends on the subject's color tone. The meters are calibrated to a midtone gray. If the subject is darker, then the meter will think "sunny 16" is underexposing, but it may not be. If lighter then the meter will think your settings are overexposing.

So ... did the shot using Sunny 16 give you the right exposure even though the meter said no?

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