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D7000's tendency to over expose - I see it now
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 84318" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>For nearly a week now I've been using my D7000 while my D800 is visiting its maker and I now see exactly what people were talking about when they claimed the D7000 matrix metering tends to over expose images. I've read such claims ever since I started with the D7000 but I wrote them off as being either an isolated issue or just personal taste. But using my D800 for the last 4 months and getting use to the way the D800 meters light I can now see what these people were talking about. Reviewing images made with the D7000 vs. the D800 really underscores the D7000's tendency for over exposures. To be fair, it seems to only over exposes when you have a large dynamic range between the lights and the darks. When there isn't such a large range the exposures seem spot on but when you have bright sun light combined with a dark shaded area the problem really stands out.</p><p></p><p>So I'm curious if any other D7000 owners have noticed this issue and how they're compensating for it? I've gone back to shooting in manual mode and shooting a step or two below suggested metering when I have a large dynamic range and then pushing it back up to neutral when the range is low. I guess i should be grateful because I've been wanting to move back to manual but have been getting lazy with A mode. Hopefully I'll not get lazy again when the D800 comes home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 84318, member: 9521"] For nearly a week now I've been using my D7000 while my D800 is visiting its maker and I now see exactly what people were talking about when they claimed the D7000 matrix metering tends to over expose images. I've read such claims ever since I started with the D7000 but I wrote them off as being either an isolated issue or just personal taste. But using my D800 for the last 4 months and getting use to the way the D800 meters light I can now see what these people were talking about. Reviewing images made with the D7000 vs. the D800 really underscores the D7000's tendency for over exposures. To be fair, it seems to only over exposes when you have a large dynamic range between the lights and the darks. When there isn't such a large range the exposures seem spot on but when you have bright sun light combined with a dark shaded area the problem really stands out. So I'm curious if any other D7000 owners have noticed this issue and how they're compensating for it? I've gone back to shooting in manual mode and shooting a step or two below suggested metering when I have a large dynamic range and then pushing it back up to neutral when the range is low. I guess i should be grateful because I've been wanting to move back to manual but have been getting lazy with A mode. Hopefully I'll not get lazy again when the D800 comes home. [/QUOTE]
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