I’ve been sucessfully using my Canon T3i for years in Shutter Priority or Program mode, with single-point focus. Recently, the exposure has varied wildly when I’m taking multiple shots at once (“spray and pray”). Any idea as to how to fix this? Thank...
Steve, thanks for your input! I'm currently testing out the Spot vs. Evaluative metering hypothesis, which I'm somewhat optimistic about. I'll report back here.
Tronhard, thanks for your advice! I think the Evaluative exposure setting might be the solution (I had it set on Spot metering). I'll report back here with the results. I wasn't able to get a shutter count on my T3i, even with the EOS app on my Mac. ...
KVBarkley, your advice struck me as the best (and easiest for me to understand) hypothesis for solving my problem. And lo, when I went into my settings I discovered that the metering mode was indeed on Spot metering. I've changed it to Evaluative – I...
While I'm doing my research to answer your suggestions, here are a couple of recent examples of the exposure variations, both variations within one second of each other. Photo info is included.