Its probably been asked by now but what was the metering mode used to expose this scene? The exposure for the trees looks pretty good to me. If your camera exposed for the trees, then its understandable that the straw would be overexposed.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 7:08 PM Subject: Various manufactures look at exposure quite diffrently > Hey gang. > > Getting back from day one of a 3 day horse show. > Received my D2H back the other day, that went in for an over exposure concern. I had a > chance to > test it out to day,at the show,plus also read some of the posts from Unka Mikes original > thread on > exposure books etc. > > I have come to the conclusion that not all manufactures agree on what a good exposure is. > See link below. > > http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/nikon_1.jpg > > No adjustment has been made other than resizing for web. > > Camera was set on iso 250 in Tv mode of 1/250. As you can see the day is very sunny. Even > i have > learnt(g)from the pdml that the exposure for this shot,using the S16 rule should have been > in the > neighbourhood of 1/250 and around f 11. > > The tech data from the camera was 1/250 F3.00. Close to -1.0 to -1.5 ev was needed. I > can't seem to > get across to some tech people that the camer work fine before they replaced the AE board > last > winter.<g> > > Now you tell me. Am i nuts,or so stupid that i cannot work a camera properly, or is there > a problem > with not only this, but 99% of the stuff i tested today. If i'm stupid, don't hold back > folks:-) > > > Sorry for the rant. I'm just royaly P#$O&^'D off today as you can wel imagine. > > BTW, I don't get this kind of exposure on my istD at all,nor the D1. > > Dave > >
