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p.1 #1 · D1X underexposure

I've been playing around with the 55mm Micro-Nikkor 2.8 (AI) lately on the D1X and I've noticed that for whatever reason, the meter likes to underexpose the shot by a wide margin. I've never bothered much with macro before so I was wondering if experienced users out there think this is just primarily a user-end issue or if its a problem with the meter.

I put it in A mode and the camera would register 1/640 when its set at f2.8 but the end result is heavily underexposed. On the same note I switch it to manual and put the shutter speed at 1/200 and I get a much better looking result with no highlight or color clipping.

Edited on Oct 11, 2005 at 01:37 PM

Oct 08, 2005 at 10:51 PM

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p.1 #2 · D1X underexposure

Ok upon viewing the images at 100% I have decided that the D1X's LCD monitor completely useless

The histogram looked terrible but the result on capture still looks okay. Weird.

Edited on Oct 11, 2005 at 01:37 PM

Oct 08, 2005 at 10:57 PM

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p.1 #3 · D1X underexposure

Update: I "calibrated" my laptop monitor (basically just altered settings until it looked like what was showing up on my actual CRT calibrated monitor) and looked at the images again.

It looks like I have to consistently add +1EV in Capture/Photoshop CS before it looks right. Here's an example where I did just that:

Edited on Oct 11, 2005 at 01:37 PM

Oct 09, 2005 at 12:19 AM

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p.1 #4 · D1X underexposure

Yeah i have come to the same conclusion about the X's LCD too. I am really going to have to learn how to read histograms and rely on that, not the LCD.

Edited on Oct 11, 2005 at 01:37 PM

Oct 11, 2005 at 12:19 AM

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p.1 #5 · D1X underexposure

It is funny you say that.. the first two weddings I did with my D1X, after owning almost every other Nikon DSLR, I nearly deleted every good photo I had, because I wanted to trust the LCD. I mean, on the D100, D70 and D2H the LCD was almost always spot on. And the historgrams were perfect.

If there is one shortfall on the D1X it is the LCD. Trust the meter to do its job.

Oct 11, 2005 at 01:37 PM


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