D300 Nikon 18-200 VR 18mm (27mm) 1/160 f6.3 multi pattern ev -.3 brightness -1
200 iso
D300 Nikon 18-200 VR 18mm (27mm) 1/160 f6.3 multi pattern ev 0 brightness 0
200 iso
D300 Nikon 18-200 VR 18mm (27mm) 1/160 f6.3 multi pattern ev -.3 brightness -1
200 iso plus shadow and highlights
D200 Sigma 18-200mm 18mm (27mm) 1/200 f7 multi-pattern 0 ev 200 iso
86% crop D300 Nikon 18-200VR 150mm
( 225mm) 1/160 f6.3 400iso -.3ev brightness -1
D300 Nikon 18-200VR 200mm(300mm) 400iso
spot meter reading 1/800 f14 -.3ev brightness -1
heavy fill-in of shadows
D300 Nikon 18-200VR 200mm (300mm) 1/250 f8 400 iso -0.3ev -1 brightness
D300 Nikon 18-200VR 200mm (300mm)
1/400 f10 400 iso 0ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 24mm (36mm) 1/400 f 10 500 iso VR on -.3 ev -1 brightness
before and after shadows and highlights in PS
There have been many comments on the web saying that the D300 over exposes. So I decided to test my second body to see what results I could achieve. I started by using my 'test rig'. The first images are straight jpegs reduced in size and saved for the web. The lighting was just room lighting with some daylight coming in from the right. The lower image with just settings of -.3 ev and -1 brightness looks better.
Nikon D300 nikon 18-200 VR 48mm (72mm) 1/2 sec f8 sharpening 4 - .3 EV - brightness -1
program Auto Multi pattern 200 iso
Nikon D300 nikon 18-200 VR 48mm (72mm) 1/1,6 sec f8 sharpening 4 0 EV - brightness 0
program Auto Multi pattern 200 iso
Nikon D300 nikon 18-200 VR 46mm (69mm) 1/125 sec f8 sharpening 4 - .3 EV - brightness -1
Multi pattern 200 iso
Nikon D300 nikon 18-200 VR 46mm (69mm) 1/125 sec f8 sharpening 4 - .3 EV - brightness -1
Multi pattern 200 iso shadows filled in adobe camera raw
Then I tried lighting the set-up using a Nikon SB800 flash unit off camera slightly higher to the right. When using -.3ev and -1 brightness the results looks under-exposed but shadows can be recovered in Adobe camera raw
Now for some real life situations Some images have larger versions. With the exception of flash use I am tending to set -.3ev and -1 brightness and sharpness 4
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200vr 18mm (27mm) 1/250 f 8 200 iso VR on -.3 ev -1 brightness
before and after some filling of shadows in PS
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200vr 24mm (36mm) 1/500 f 8 500 iso VR on -.3 ev -1 brightness
before and after shadows and highlights in PS
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 24mm (36mm) 1/320 f 9 500 iso VR on -.3 ev -1 brightness
before and after shadows and highlights in PS
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200vr 24mm (36mm) 1/400 f 10 500 iso VR on -.3 ev -1 brightness
before and after shadows and highlights in PS
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 60mm (90mm) 1/250 f 8 400 iso VR off 0ev 0 brightness
before and after shadows and highlights in PS
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200 Vr 200mm (300mm) 1/200 f7 640iso -.3ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 55mm micro 1/250 f7 640iso -.3ev -1brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 55mm micro 1/100 f11 400iso +.3ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 200mm 1/60 f14 VR on -.3ev -1 brightness
Above first spring blossoms in January!
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 35mm (52mm)
1/400 f10 200iso -.3ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 80mm (120mm)
1/400 f10 200iso -.3ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 65mm (98mm) 1/400 f10 -.3ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 90mm (135mm) 1/400 f13 -.3ev -1 brightness
Composite of 2 images focus on foreground and background -both 18-200VR 18mm (27mm)
high D lighting - camera had to be poked through railings and Live View used to compose.
Nikon D300 Nikon 18-200VR 18mm (27mm) 1/125 f5.6 -.3ev -1 brightness
Nikon D300 nikon 18-200VR 70mm (105mm) 1/80 f5 200iso -.3ev -1brightness
Nikon D300 nikon 18-200VR 18mm (27mm) 1/25 f22 500iso -.3ev -1brightness
I have now started to use centre weighting metering with minus .5 stop and this is giving me more consistent results. Will put on tests shortly
