[OM] Re: E1 vs. 10D, D100, D70, etc...

[Jim Sharp]

Agreed. The second shot was my fault and the camera did just fine. The 
highs are gone mostly because of my +0.3ev setting. Had I checked the 
histogram I would have seen it no question.

That leaves with the first shot that's roughly 2 stops underexposed even 
with identical camera settings that include the same +0.3 ev comp. 
Again, had I checked the histogram I would have seen that too but 
ke-rist, I'd expect the camera to be able to meter well enough in such a 
flat lighting situation that I shouldn't have to.

Since I shot this file raw, I just pulled it in to Nikon Capture and 
looked at it. If I add the adjustment limit of +2.0 ev to this file that 
already had +.3 ev added at exposure time I've just brought the 
histogram off the dark limit and basically the exposure appears normal. 
IOW, the D100 got it wrong by about 2.5 stops on what I consider an 
easy, low contrast scene. I'm underwhelmed. I think something is broken 
although as I've said, I'm not the only person to have seen this 
behavior with this model camera. 2 friends have D100's that act in a 
similar fashion.

You guys are helping me here even if is seems like you're not and I do 
appreciate it. There are enough knowledgeable people on this list that I 
consider it a good place to do a reality check...

--
Jim





Winsor Crosby wrote:

> I would say that something is wrong with the metering system on the  
> first one or you had exposure compensation set? But you can check it in  
> the camera and retake it if wrong. Here is a good site with a simple  
> explanation of using the in camera histogram:   
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/ 
> understanding-histograms.shtml
> 
> The second shot just exceeds the exposure range of the sensor or of  
> film for that matter. Actually the camera did a pretty good job doing a  
> pic which preserves the most information. Just moving the center arrow  
> in Photoshop levels to right a tad in levels in photoshop gets a nicer  
> image. Someone backlit by  bright overcast sky is going to exceed the  
> range of any photo. Flash fill might help but the low synch speed of  
> 1/180 second for both the E-1 and D100 limits that.
> 
> 
> 
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California
> USA




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