"correct" exposure in view finder

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i've finally started to read understanding exposure, and it mentions:

"correct" exposure in view finder in the opening pages

but what is this. the writer talks about sticking it in Manual f5.6 for this example and adjusting the shutter speed until: "correct" exposure in view finder

i have a d90 nikon
 
I think 'Brian' is talking about the indicator bars in your viewfinder, adjust the wheel until the moving bar corresponds with the centre point on the display.
 
thanks

i've stuck a 35mm f1.8 on the camera and i can adjust it several stops and still have the bar in the middle, is that normal.
 
Have you got it switched on manual on the lens itself?

Which dial are you moving to set the exposure?
 
tiler65 said:
Have you got it switched on manual on the lens itself?
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surely that just stops the lens focusing its shouldnt affect metering

The book i think is suggesting the camera be in the manual mode where the aperture and the shutter speed are both user defined.
 
p1tse said:
thanks

i've stuck a 35mm f1.8 on the camera and i can adjust it several stops and still have the bar in the middle, is that normal.
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You must have it set in Av or Tv modes.
 
I am confused, I tried to replicate what you are doing but my indicators always move, no matter what I have my camera mode set in.
 
d90 + 35mm f1.8 lens

manual set
f4 set
shutter speed say 400 and focusing on same spot sat in front of computer the bar doesn't move until 30

maybe it's my lens combo?
 
M on the dial set. yes i think the book was refering to Manual setting of Aperature and shutter speed.
 
p1tse said:
d90 + 35mm f1.8 lens

the bar doesn't move until 30

maybe it's my lens combo?
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stab in the dark but is the bar at -2 at that point and then starts to move after 1/30s
 
Put the camera in manual. The exposure indicator bar in the viewfinder will go left and right (a bit like a graphic equaliser) when you move the camera around because it's telling you the exposure for what it's seeing. Keep it in one position and adjust it until it's dead centre. Then, move the camera so you can see something of a different light value (something light) and it'll tell you to change the exposure until it's back in the centre. :)
 
specialman said:
Put the camera in manual. The exposure indicator bar in the viewfinder will go left and right (a bit like a graphic equaliser) when you move the camera around because it's telling you the exposure for what it's seeing. Keep it in one position and adjust it until it's dead centre. Then, move the camera so you can see something of a different light value (something light) and it'll tell you to change the exposure until it's back in the centre. :)
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Prob a daft question - (mainly to help me understand) - but does this only work in "manual mode" on a Nikon & does this happen all the time with a Canon (regardless of what program mode) :shrug:
 
In the other modes then that bar at the bottom of the viewfinder changes into the exposure compensation bar to tell you how much comp you have dialled in. Auto modes are judging the exposure - exposure comp is you telling the camera that it's wrong.

Can't remember off the top of my head what it's like on a Canon but I expect it'll be the same...
 
specialman said:
In the other modes then that bar at the bottom of the viewfinder changes into the exposure compensation bar to tell you how much comp you have dialled in. Auto modes are judging the exposure - exposure comp is you telling the camera that it's wrong.

Can't remember off the top of my head what it's like on a Canon but I expect it'll be the same...
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Phew :lol:

I would like to know if it is the same with Canon cameras - as to me when I read these post regarding exposure etc - they seem to state a lot of this "bar" (like in manual mode on a Nikon) and most posts are made & answered by Canon users...

Does get me some what confused if it isnt the same as Nikon, but would then explain why its so confusing to me being a Nikon user...
 
Trig's said:
Phew :lol:

I would like to know if it is the same with Canon cameras - as to me when I read these post regarding exposure etc - they seem to state a lot of this "bar" (like in manual mode on a Nikon) and most posts are made & answered by Canon users...

Does get me some what confused if it isnt the same as Nikon, but would then explain why its so confusing to me being a Nikon user...
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I think they're the same, although I know the 30D I used last week did the exposure compensation the reverse to my D2x, although that's probably because I've set my Nikon up like that :)

All DSLR cameras are the same in that they have a lens, a shutter, a shutter release and a couple of modes. They all do the same job - sometimes it's just reading a post, working out the basics of what's being said and applying it to your system. :)
 
specialman said:
...All DSLR cameras are the same in that they have a lens, a shutter, a shutter release and a couple of modes. They all do the same job - sometimes it's just reading a post, working out the basics of what's being said and applying it to your system. :)
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True....

It would be even better when someone has the same body thou - just makes the reading more easier (in my eyes it does) as then you can relate to it more- with the camera in hand....

If you get my meaning..
 
Canon and Nikon are the same. When the camera is in any of the Auto modes, no matter what you change the small indicator bar should pretty much stay in the middle. As you change one thing the camera will adjust so you get what it sees as a "correct exposure"

In Manual Mode (M) as you change one dial, the small point in the viewfinder will move left / right as you adjust the exposure. When in the middle it gives what the camera sees as a correct exposure. (Notice I say what the camera sees - the camera is easily confused with light/dark and you may need to be over/under what the camera tells you to get that correct exposure).

If the OP sees the bar not moving, the camera cannot be in M or there is another setting preventing the bar moving.

Do not put the lens on M - that is purely to switch on/off the autofocus.
 
yes ISO is on auto

the bar is moving, but i can change the shutter speed at several stops and still stays in the centre.

might stick on another lens and check

camera is definately in Manual mode
 
p1tse said:
yes ISO is on auto

the bar is moving, but i can change the shutter speed at several stops and still stays in the centre.

might stick on another lens and check

camera is definately in Manual mode
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Definitely auto ISO doing this, turn it off and this should stop.
 
Are you half holding the shutter press? Maybe the metering is getting confused trying to meter the entire scene and its telling you that there is a correct exposure somewhere on the scene? Just a stab in the dark as I don't know nikon at all!

Or auto ISO
 
yeah, just tried to change and switch off ISO auto

trying to get the hang of aperature, shutter speed, ISO combo
 
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