StephanAlberts
Senior Member
Hi,
I am having a very strange problem with exposures on my Nikon D600 and I will try my best to explain. I am sort of a newbie in the DSLR world....
I have only used Manual focus lenses on this camera, 2 cine lenses from Rokinon (14mm & 35mm). It's been a steep learning curve as haven't actually used an autofocus lens yet. I mostly shoot in Aperture Priority mode, only adjusting the Aperture ring on the lens and setting ISO and WB. I am usually happy with the results. Sometimes I switch to Manual Mode and I use the exposure meter in the viewfinder to find the correct exposure, then tweak it a bit if I want more.
But lately it's all gone wrong.
In Aperture Priority, with ISO 100 and WB Auto, I set the aperture at F1.4, the shutter speed is set at 1/50s and it underexposes my photos. Turning the aperture all the way to F22, it sets the shutter speed for very long (10 secs!) and obviously completely whites out my image.
In Manual Mode with the same values, with the aperture set at F1.4, I follow the exposure meter in the viewfinder which guides me to the same shutter speed settings i.e. F1.4 - 1/50s and F22- 10s
As a result I have to do a lot more trial and error before I get the right image.
It does this on both lenses and it baffles me... Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem with my camera?
I am having a very strange problem with exposures on my Nikon D600 and I will try my best to explain. I am sort of a newbie in the DSLR world....
I have only used Manual focus lenses on this camera, 2 cine lenses from Rokinon (14mm & 35mm). It's been a steep learning curve as haven't actually used an autofocus lens yet. I mostly shoot in Aperture Priority mode, only adjusting the Aperture ring on the lens and setting ISO and WB. I am usually happy with the results. Sometimes I switch to Manual Mode and I use the exposure meter in the viewfinder to find the correct exposure, then tweak it a bit if I want more.
But lately it's all gone wrong.
In Aperture Priority, with ISO 100 and WB Auto, I set the aperture at F1.4, the shutter speed is set at 1/50s and it underexposes my photos. Turning the aperture all the way to F22, it sets the shutter speed for very long (10 secs!) and obviously completely whites out my image.
In Manual Mode with the same values, with the aperture set at F1.4, I follow the exposure meter in the viewfinder which guides me to the same shutter speed settings i.e. F1.4 - 1/50s and F22- 10s
As a result I have to do a lot more trial and error before I get the right image.
It does this on both lenses and it baffles me... Am I doing something wrong or is there a problem with my camera?