Overly Overexposed pics with D80+ 50mm lens

[vennela]

Dear friends,

This is a problem that started recently. My Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens on Nikon D80 results in severely overexposed photos in auto mode with flash. I tried the same with 28-70 mm lens and the pictures are not overexposed. I tried all the setting on camera but of no use.

I am not sure how to fix this. Please let me know what to do.

[jdepould]

Don't use auto. It's probably opening the aperture too wide. Stop down to like f/5.6 or smaller, see what happens.

[Almond.Butterscotch]

I recall reading that in auto mode, the camera uses flash as a main, not fill.

Given that I'm remembering correctly, that means that the camera is exposing for the ambient light and using the flash to light the main subject. So given a dark enough environment and optionally a alread-well-lit subject, the end result will be over-exposed images.

The solution, as jdepould mentioned, would be to not shoot in auto. Switch over to aperture priority. Set your depth of field and let everything else do what it will.

[vennela]

Thanks for the reply guys. I can live with out auto...
the only thing that worried me is that it never happened before and for me it meant the the camera is gone bad...

[OsmosisStudios]

When shooting with flash, I almost always shoot manual. The semi-auto modes (Aperture and Shutter speed priority) use flash as fill, and don't always set the right shutter speed/apertures.

[scootermcq]

Originally Posted by vennela

Thanks for the reply guys. I can live with out auto...
the only thing that worried me is that it never happened before and for me it meant the the camera is gone bad...

I would venture a guess that you have changed a setting somewhere that is blowing you out. Do a reset on both the camera and flash & see if it works on Auto again.

[Almond.Butterscotch]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

The semi-auto modes (Aperture and Shutter speed priority) use flash as fill, and don't always set the right shutter speed/apertures.

Guess I had it backwards

[OsmosisStudios]

Originally Posted by Almond.Butterscotch

Guess I had it backwards

I have no idea how the camera behaves in AUTO (Ie P or GreenBox) but in the semi-auto modes, it automatically defaults to fill. Which is why as soon as a flash gets anywhere near the hotshoe, my camera goes into M.

[Shokinen]

Started mostly with auto (le greenbox) back then with the D60 and from what I remember, it was always aiming for 1/60s and adjusting the other two.

[jdepould]

Originally Posted by Shokinen

Started mostly with auto (le greenbox) back then with the D60 and from what I remember, it was always aiming for 1/60s and adjusting the other two.

That behavior is dictated by your flash sync setting in the menu.