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Garry McNamara
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Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma

08/03/2008 13:32

Hi, first make sure the grey card is in even light - with no shadows or highlights or overly reflecting areas. Make sure you are completely filling the frame with the grey card - and I mean completely - anything else can really mess this set up.

Set the camera to manual mode, select 1/60sec and using the meter display adjust the aperture until the indicator indicates a correct exposure.

Before you do that make sure that any exposure compensation is cancelled - I had a module two last week where the student was unaware they had the exposure compensation set to plus 1 stop, so that is one place to look first if you are getting over exposed pictures. Seeing as how you are adjusting that at times to get a correct exposure it seems unlikely (but do make sure you have cancelled it after using it.)

If they card is measuring the same 158 in all channels then it's not a white balance problem. The ISO shouldn't have any effect on whether or not the camera gives a correct exposure - it will only change the shutter or aperture setting to suit the sensitivity selected.

If you are doing everything above and your card is still coming out consistently too light with no other camera control set to over expose then the camera is at fault and you should get Nikon to look at its calibration.

I Hope somewhere in there is a solution.

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Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	08/03/2008 11:59
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	cgryce	09/07/2008 13:08
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	hil26	10/07/2008 08:55
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	Garry McNamara	10/07/2008 21:36
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	hil26	10/07/2008 21:39
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	Garry McNamara	10/07/2008 21:48
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	Matt_Hunt	15/07/2008 11:53
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	Garry McNamara	09/07/2008 13:26
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card info palette readings for " correct exposure"	cgryce	09/07/2008 14:44
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Angela Nicholson	26/03/2008 13:48
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	26/03/2008 16:47
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Heart_Shaped_Bruises	16/04/2008 17:44
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	17/04/2008 08:34
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma a slightly different issue	cgryce	23/06/2008 03:08
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma a slightly different issue	hil26	23/06/2008 14:25
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma a slightly different issue	4BIKER2	23/06/2008 16:14
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma a slightly different issue	Garry McNamara	23/06/2008 18:44
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma a slightly different issue	cgryce	24/06/2008 01:31
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Heart_Shaped_Bruises	17/04/2008 11:07
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	17/04/2008 19:01
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	hil26	28/04/2008 16:53
Please Garry Help!	George_Georgantidis	01/11/2008 14:26
Module 2 - Camera problem. Should I proceed with Module 3?	George_Georgantidis	28/06/2008 18:17
Re: Module 2 - Camera problem. Should I proceed with Module 3?	Garry McNamara	29/06/2008 08:31
Re: Module 2 - Camera problem. Should I proceed with Module 3?	George_Georgantidis	29/06/2008 21:13
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	hil26	01/05/2008 19:26
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	FatherPie	02/05/2008 14:09
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	03/05/2008 12:08
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	FatherPie	03/05/2008 12:27
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	hil26	09/05/2008 20:37
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	FatherPie	09/05/2008 21:35
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	02/05/2008 12:22
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	hil26	02/05/2008 14:02
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	FatherPie	02/05/2008 14:46
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	hil26	02/05/2008 16:06
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Heart_Shaped_Bruises	18/04/2008 18:46
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	17/04/2008 14:11
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Heart_Shaped_Bruises	18/04/2008 18:44
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	08/03/2008 13:32
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Jack0486	22/09/2008 16:34
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	22/09/2008 16:51
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Jack0486	22/09/2008 17:44
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	08/03/2008 13:57
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	08/03/2008 14:14
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	08/03/2008 16:17
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	ColinL	22/03/2008 13:54
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	apdlc	22/03/2008 14:22
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	ColinL	22/03/2008 23:34
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	Garry McNamara	23/03/2008 12:46
Re: Module 2 - Grey Card Dilemma	saffron	23/03/2008 10:36

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