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[Tony]

I thought I would have some fun today strolling around the neighborhood to see how much trouble I could get into.  I used my Nikon D70 with one of my favorite all time lenses the:  AFNikkor 70~210mm 1:4~5.6 non D Lens.  Unfortunately, just about every shot came out overexposed.  Just to show you that I am consistent when making mistakes, I will upload two prime examples.

 

Here is Number one.  I am going to try to remember to amp up the ISO, use a CPL or let the camera find a new home.

 

 

Here is number two.  Thanks for viewing.

 

Antonio

 

Nikon D70 with AFNikkor 70~210mm 1:4~5.6 non D lens.

 

SS 1/80s, f/5.3, ISO 200, no flash and taken at 180mm,  

 

Metering: CWA.  What metering?  Can you believe that on a day with harsh sunlight the meter used 1/80s and f/5.3, which is almost the widest f/stop?.  Unbelievable.  Limited Dynamic Range.

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[Merco_61]

Tony, did you by any chance dial in some exposure compensation? Both these look like they are about 2 stops over, or a little more. 

[Tony]

Tony, did you by any chance dial in some exposure compensation? Both these look like they are about 2 stops over, or a little more. 

It appears as though my last post here was deleted.  Are we not suppose to express how we feel about a certain piece of equipment?

[Merco_61]

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[Old Hi Fi Nut]

I just noticed this topic and I'd just like to say, I had similar problems. My Nikon D3200 suddenly started to over expose and I thought it was the camera. My first camera was an old Zenit 11 with a needle selenium cell meter. Then my Contax RTSII had centre weighted metering which I never had problems with so I assumed it couldn't be me. Modern cameras are getting more complicated and while I was exploring all the settings, I did forget to return the exposure compensation dial. Since I've set my ISO to auto and my MASP dial to M, I don't have the over exposure problem. I just noticed that I have set my meter to spot (I think it's when I was exploring settings) which is a metering setting I never used before but so far it's all good.I find automatic cameras so complicated and using manual cameras where the only auto on it was aperture/shutter priority, I found easier to use but I have so much to learn.