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Nikon Compact Digital Cameras
General Compact Digital Cameras
Coolpix L Series
L30 exposure defaults to f3.2 all the time
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<blockquote data-quote="Matt Cook" data-source="post: 491226" data-attributes="member: 40599"><p>Interesting. I almost never use the telephoto, mostly needing the widest angle available. When I zoom out, it does go to a smaller aperature.</p><p></p><p>But my main question remains: Is it standard behavior for the L30 to default to f3.2 all the time unless zoomed; that is, do others with this model experience the same thing? And if so, why in God's name would Nikon design a camera that forces the user to shoot 90% of indoor shots at a shutter speed so slow (1/30 at f3.2 without flash) that it is vulnerable to shaking, and 90% of its outdoor shots at an aperature so wide (f3.2) that is has to shoot some of them at 1/1200 sec.?</p><p> </p><p>This is completely illogical to me as someone who learned the principles of photography almost 50 years ago. AND it is inconsistent with other cameras, including older Nikon L-series that I have owned. It makes no sense for a camera to behave that way, but the Nikon service center says it works just fine, and Nikon would not give me a straight answer about what its normal exposure behavior should be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt Cook, post: 491226, member: 40599"] Interesting. I almost never use the telephoto, mostly needing the widest angle available. When I zoom out, it does go to a smaller aperature. But my main question remains: Is it standard behavior for the L30 to default to f3.2 all the time unless zoomed; that is, do others with this model experience the same thing? And if so, why in God's name would Nikon design a camera that forces the user to shoot 90% of indoor shots at a shutter speed so slow (1/30 at f3.2 without flash) that it is vulnerable to shaking, and 90% of its outdoor shots at an aperature so wide (f3.2) that is has to shoot some of them at 1/1200 sec.? This is completely illogical to me as someone who learned the principles of photography almost 50 years ago. AND it is inconsistent with other cameras, including older Nikon L-series that I have owned. It makes no sense for a camera to behave that way, but the Nikon service center says it works just fine, and Nikon would not give me a straight answer about what its normal exposure behavior should be. [/QUOTE]
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