Just tried shooting snow on the beach. Very bright......I had to shade my eye (left eyed) and still could not see very well at all. I noticed the lens was stopped way down to f11 or 16 shooting aperture, and I surmise this made the view dark. I had the shooting effects set to off. Also, when I tried to manual focus or pressed the button to magnify and manual focus, I got a message this action was not available. I had the camera set to DMF. I have used this camera before and had no problems, but I swear this thing has a mind of it's own. Also the ISO changed from 400 to 1600 by itself by the end of the shooting session. Also ( my error... Could not see very well) all shots were set to -1/3 stop further under exposing the snow....yes the dial on top accidentally moved.I think PS or DXO may be able to salvage the exposures, as I got some great stuff.
Frustrated in NJ Dave
Frustrated in NJ Dave