Hi Shel, Do you have the camera set to automatically adjust ISO? That might be it... Check the ISO used on each picture.
In manual mode, *you* are the one underexposing, not the camera... :) Cheers, j On 10/12/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's the situation. I was checking the results of a CLA on one of my > lenses. Mounted the DS securely on my desk, set and locked exposure to > 1/60 sec @ 5.6 with ISO of 200, took a few snaps of the wall. This was in > Av mode. Changed to full manual, exposure set to 1/60sec @ 5.6, 200 ISO. > Exposures look to be about one stop apart. Results like this are > unacceptable. Tried the scenario a number of times, making sure to hit the > AE-L button, making sure settings did not change, etc. Must have run > through 50 or so exposures testing this. The camera consistently under > exposes when in manual mode compared to using the same settings an Ap > Priority. Any thoughts? > > > Shel > "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" > > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com