mikeyw
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Guys,
Since changing from my very dependable D40 to the D90 Ive had some very strange and unpredictable results from the D90 especially using flash. What Im seeing on many pictures is underexposed results. To allow the camera to get this right Ive even used P mode which was 99/100 on the D40 very acceptable.
I thought at first the issue was a metering problem but is occurs on centre weighted or matrix.
I then worried my sigma 28-70 f2.8 was the problem but again it has happened on other lenses. Today I think I may have stumbled across the problem - D-Lighting ..by default its set to auto so I just left it at that but by using the in camera PP in the playback menu I saw that by applying normal D-lighting to the image all of a sudden the picture became properly exposed ! Heres the example :-
P Mode bounced flash, Auto D-light, Matrix Metering .underexposed result (quite poor to be honest)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/mjw123/DSC_0407.jpg
If I apply Normal D-Light to the image via the in camera PP option all of a sudden the result is more realistic to the light in the room (it was a bright room with plenty of natural light)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/mjw123/CSC_0415.jpg
So the problem appears to be with Auto D-lighting which is really confusing the exposure at times. Im going to try using Normal D-lighting and possibly turn it off all together in the hope this might rid me of this annoying gremlin.
Anyone else experienced anything similar or know whats happening here ??
Does the D90 need a firmware fix ??
TIA,
Mike.
Since changing from my very dependable D40 to the D90 Ive had some very strange and unpredictable results from the D90 especially using flash. What Im seeing on many pictures is underexposed results. To allow the camera to get this right Ive even used P mode which was 99/100 on the D40 very acceptable.
I thought at first the issue was a metering problem but is occurs on centre weighted or matrix.
I then worried my sigma 28-70 f2.8 was the problem but again it has happened on other lenses. Today I think I may have stumbled across the problem - D-Lighting ..by default its set to auto so I just left it at that but by using the in camera PP in the playback menu I saw that by applying normal D-lighting to the image all of a sudden the picture became properly exposed ! Heres the example :-
P Mode bounced flash, Auto D-light, Matrix Metering .underexposed result (quite poor to be honest)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/mjw123/DSC_0407.jpg
If I apply Normal D-Light to the image via the in camera PP option all of a sudden the result is more realistic to the light in the room (it was a bright room with plenty of natural light)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a243/mjw123/CSC_0415.jpg
So the problem appears to be with Auto D-lighting which is really confusing the exposure at times. Im going to try using Normal D-lighting and possibly turn it off all together in the hope this might rid me of this annoying gremlin.
Anyone else experienced anything similar or know whats happening here ??
Does the D90 need a firmware fix ??
TIA,
Mike.
