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<blockquote data-quote="truckcamper" data-source="post: 416808" data-attributes="member: 37499">My experience level is quite low.&nbsp; I have an entry level D3000 that for the past year has shot very dark pictures.&nbsp; I have to &quot;brighten&quot; all sorts of shots from landscape to macro about 10 stops.&nbsp; Basically, I have to &quot;wing it&quot; on a first shop from experience, and adjust from there.&nbsp; Is this a sign that my camera's sensor is about finished?&nbsp; I have used my camera for three years, thousands of pictures a year is the roughest of estimates.&nbsp; I just purchased my dream wildlife lens.&nbsp; It works great, but again, the metering is just wrong.&nbsp; &quot;On target&quot; looking at a snowy landscape out the window shows up very dark, like evening, I can get a good shot opening the aperture, or adjusting from 1/125 to 1/30, to give an example of just how &quot;off&quot; the sensor is.&nbsp; The D3000 does not give feedback on the screen before taking a shot, FYI.&nbsp; My druther is to get more proficient before upgrading the camera, but I have a low light birding trip in the near future.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="truckcamper, post: 416808, member: 37499"] My experience level is quite low. I have an entry level D3000 that for the past year has shot very dark pictures. I have to "brighten" all sorts of shots from landscape to macro about 10 stops. Basically, I have to "wing it" on a first shop from experience, and adjust from there. Is this a sign that my camera's sensor is about finished? I have used my camera for three years, thousands of pictures a year is the roughest of estimates. I just purchased my dream wildlife lens. It works great, but again, the metering is just wrong. "On target" looking at a snowy landscape out the window shows up very dark, like evening, I can get a good shot opening the aperture, or adjusting from 1/125 to 1/30, to give an example of just how "off" the sensor is. The D3000 does not give feedback on the screen before taking a shot, FYI. My druther is to get more proficient before upgrading the camera, but I have a low light birding trip in the near future. [/QUOTE]

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