Posted by Francis Roy on January 08, 2003 at 20:43:19:
In Reply to: question about Canon AE-1 light meter posted by robert on January 08, 2003 at 11:24:54:
: I just bought a Canon AE-1. It's in great working order, but there's something I just can't figure out. The light meter only responds to changes of shutter speed, and not to changes of aperture... What could be the problem? Thanks for your help.
The meter of the AE-1 is no slouch. It is meant to be used in the Automatic mode
and is accurate I would say 95% of the time.
If for some reason you would like to change the exposure , for example in a
back light situation you can use the AE-1 automatic back light compensation button.
As you are holding the camera there are two buttons on the left side of the lens
mount. One of them , I forget which one will open the lens approx 1 1/2 stops
over what the meter is calling for. You can see which one it is by looking through
the finder and observing the needle
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