Aperture priority and blinking

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rikman

Senior Member
OK, I give up...it's late and tired of reading manual and D810 book. Here's my question. In A priority while metering a dark subject, 24-70 wide open to f2.8 , the Shutter speed and exposure scale in the viewfinder blink. What exactly is this telling me? Is it that the scene is too dim to meter correctly?

Thanks,
Rich
 
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SteveH

Senior Member
That's basically it Rich - My D7100 does the same. You will have a minimum shutter speed set when in A mode, and a maximum ISO - If the minimum shutter speed and maximum ISO can't expose the scene properly, the display will flash. The same happens in manual mode when auto-iso can't go high enough to expose properly with your given shutter & aperture.
 
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