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Anonymous   03-06-2005 at 12:07:04 AM

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I find that my D70 consistently exposes about 1-stop below my preferred
exposure.
Is there any way I can make it over-expose by 1-stop as a default setting?
Thanks.

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Anonymous   03-06-2005 at 12:07:05 AM
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> a moze byc tez "sztuka miesa"
> In article <422984ba@news.starhub.net.sg>, Eugel Yeo <clean_uranus@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I find that my D70 consistently exposes about 1-stop below my preferred
> exposure.
> Is there any way I can make it over-expose by 1-stop as a default setting?
> Thanks.

Press the +/- button just under the On/Off switch and roll the rear
wheel, just at the back of the LCD screen, to set exposure comp to your
liking...

-=-Joe

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Anonymous   03-06-2005 at 12:07:05 AM
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In message <422984ba@news.starhub.net.sg>,
"Eugel Yeo" <clean_uranus@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I find that my D70 consistently exposes about 1-stop below my preferred
>exposure.
>Is there any way I can make it over-expose by 1-stop as a default setting?
>Thanks.

I have the same issue with my Canon 20D. I almost always have the
exposure compensation set to +2/3 or +1 (sometimes, even +2), depending
on the lighting conditions. That's because I shoot RAW, though, as RAW
has about a stop more headroom. I wish there was a way to set a global
EC that takes effect when the usual control is set to 0. The camera is
designed around shooting JPEGs, and the RAW shooter is left in the dark.
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Anonymous   03-06-2005 at 12:07:05 AM
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"Eugel Yeo" <clean_uranus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:422984ba@news.starhub.net.sg...
>I find that my D70 consistently exposes about 1-stop below my preferred
> exposure.
> Is there any way I can make it over-expose by 1-stop as a default setting?
> Thanks.

This is normal for most DSLR cameras. The idea is to underexpose so as not
to lose any detail, much like shooting slides. Unfortunately if you don't
want to take the time to "develop" the photos with software, you can
compensate by holding down the +/- button and turning the wheel to increase
the exposure to your liking. Or, an even better way is to download a custom
curve into your camera which will accomplish the same thing and more.

Check it out at: http://fotogenetic.dearingfilm.com [...] urves.html

IMO this is the best option, but you must have Nikon Capture to do it. Your
camera should have come with a 30 day free trial, and you can use it to
download a curve or two. Unfortunately you can only have one custom curve
in the camera at a time. Fortunately, it's very easy to set the camera back
to "normal" so it does not use your new curve if you don't like it. There
are quite a few curves at other sites as well, and each has it's own
personality. The most popular is called White Wedding, which you will find
as "Point and Shoot" at the above site. It's been tweaked a bit by the
author, but it's free, as are all the other curves I've found on the Net.
You can even make up your own curves. You'll find the D70 has a lot more
tricks up its sleeve than you might have suspected, and I like the camera a
lot more since I've discovered them.
>
>

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Anonymous   03-06-2005 at 06:44:09 AM
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Welcome to the quirks of digital SLR photography.

The D70 requires post processing or the right curves for certain types of
photography. (Don't worry, the D2H is even more complicated, it almost
always requires custom curves to get it right. The D70 is a little bit more
forgiving). In any case, you need to study curves, which can also be applied
in a post processing step as long as you only use NEF (no JPEG!). If you
only create JPEGs, you must upload custom curves.

You can read more about all this on the web (such as at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dltuc [...] es_2.htm).

BTW, sometimes you can take a shortcut and add an EV correction (see the
reply of other poster). But this can have too dramatic effects on your tonal
range.

Gregor

"Eugel Yeo" <clean_uranus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:422984ba@news.starhub.net.sg...
>I find that my D70 consistently exposes about 1-stop below my preferred
> exposure.
> Is there any way I can make it over-expose by 1-stop as a default setting?
> Thanks.
>
>
>

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Anonymous   03-06-2005 at 03:30:34 PM
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In D70 you have spot metering. Why not use it instead of relying on camera
automatics?

Regards,

K.Polak

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