An Example of the Flash Exposure Lock (FE Lock) Button

[Dann Thombs]

Thanks for the post. I shamefully admit thatI've let the * button remain a mystery. I mean I know what it does, but never to the point of using it in practice.

[Steve Eisenberg]

It's great to use with and without the flash (different funtions)


Using it for exposure lock (no flash) is something I do every day. For example: A birdfeeder brightly sunlit on one side, the other in shade, the background darker shade, and the foreground totally bright, sunlit grass. I set the camera to center-weighted metering, and press exposure lock button, while looking at each area throught the viewfinder. Then compose on the birdfeeder and shoot for each setting. Or on a contrasty street scene, meter (exposure lock) off of the nice grey pavement. I use center-weighted metering, rather than spot-metering, as spot-metering can take the exposure settings too far.

[Dann Thombs]

These are great tips for flash. For normal exposure, I usually find the best settings, then jump to manual mode. But for flash, most of that info isn't readily apparent, so this will save me some time.