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<blockquote data-quote="krahsloop" data-source="post: 276949" data-attributes="member: 22587">Hey all, I am admittedly new to DSLRs, the D5100 is my first and I use it to photograph homes for real estate purposes.&nbsp; I shoot in manual mode, and prefer to use the live view to compose my shots, however in manual mode, the live view is incredibly dark, I mean pretty much black with only highlights showing (i.e. a sunny window).&nbsp; The way I photograph is to expose for ambient light, and then light the interior with speedlights, so aperture and ISO are pretty static, with shutter speed (based on ambient light) being my biggest variable in the exposure triangle.&nbsp; If I switch to another mode like Aperture the live view brightens up and I can get a decent live view preview.&nbsp; But in manual mode, it's maddening with the dark live view because:A) focusing, even auto-focus, is really difficultB) I have no idea what the shot looks like until image reviewI'm really hoping this is a simple newbie problem with an answer that will be obvious in hindsight - I just hope there is a solution here period!&nbsp; Thank you all for your time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="krahsloop, post: 276949, member: 22587"] Hey all, I am admittedly new to DSLRs, the D5100 is my first and I use it to photograph homes for real estate purposes. I shoot in manual mode, and prefer to use the live view to compose my shots, however in manual mode, the live view is incredibly dark, I mean pretty much black with only highlights showing (i.e. a sunny window). The way I photograph is to expose for ambient light, and then light the interior with speedlights, so aperture and ISO are pretty static, with shutter speed (based on ambient light) being my biggest variable in the exposure triangle. If I switch to another mode like Aperture the live view brightens up and I can get a decent live view preview. But in manual mode, it's maddening with the dark live view because: A) focusing, even auto-focus, is really difficult B) I have no idea what the shot looks like until image review I'm really hoping this is a simple newbie problem with an answer that will be obvious in hindsight - I just hope there is a solution here period! Thank you all for your time. [/QUOTE]

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