Just got the A7Riii and am playing around with it but have encountered a problem when using flash.
I am using a speedlite in manual mode triggered from the camera. I also have the camera on Manual mode (and am shooting raw) and so to determine exposure I need to make a test shot and then adjust either aperture or flash intensity accordingly. This is where my problem starts.
When taking a photograph the instant image review in the viewfinder shows a rather dull picture but then suddenly brightens. Pressing the review button and looking at the image on the lcd it appears to be well exposed but when imported into Lightroom it is immediately clear that it is at least 1 1/2 to 2 Stops underexposed. So there is no way of judging my exposure accurately through the camera. The histograms in camera and in lightroom are not wildly apart although the camera histogram does appear to be a bit more to the right than the lightroom histogram.
Clearly there is a setting that affects the display of the image on the lcd in review. At the moment it is way out of kilter with the actual image. It shows a well exposed image when in fact it is grossly underexposed. Can anyone help in suggesting what part of the (really convoluted) menu system I should look at to try and get an accurate (or at least reasonably accurate) review of the actual image as captured?
Thanks
I am using a speedlite in manual mode triggered from the camera. I also have the camera on Manual mode (and am shooting raw) and so to determine exposure I need to make a test shot and then adjust either aperture or flash intensity accordingly. This is where my problem starts.
When taking a photograph the instant image review in the viewfinder shows a rather dull picture but then suddenly brightens. Pressing the review button and looking at the image on the lcd it appears to be well exposed but when imported into Lightroom it is immediately clear that it is at least 1 1/2 to 2 Stops underexposed. So there is no way of judging my exposure accurately through the camera. The histograms in camera and in lightroom are not wildly apart although the camera histogram does appear to be a bit more to the right than the lightroom histogram.
Clearly there is a setting that affects the display of the image on the lcd in review. At the moment it is way out of kilter with the actual image. It shows a well exposed image when in fact it is grossly underexposed. Can anyone help in suggesting what part of the (really convoluted) menu system I should look at to try and get an accurate (or at least reasonably accurate) review of the actual image as captured?
Thanks