Underexposed Images

[sk66]

My D7000 is almost permanently set to a +.3EC...sometimes even +.7EC. It seems to be pretty common with Nikons.

[Rookie007]

Originally Posted by ravncat

If you are having problems with that lens (especially in auto mode) and not seeing the underexposure in other lenses - it could have a sticky aperture, not opening up as much as possible. Such a thing can be caused by internal oil on the blades, or some other defect in the blades themselves. Since there's no aperture ring, the aperture sticking could also be happening in manual mode. A simple check for this is to look into the lens from the front - and stop the camera down - starting at 2.8 and checking every (full) stop going to f22. Press and hold the depth of field preview button, and make sure that the iris is opening and closing for each stop.

If it's happening across multiple lenses - I'd expect that it's your understanding of the metering system and/or the camera itself. Verify that you're exposing properly, verify that the camera is not in an auto bracketing mode, verify that you have no permanent exposure compensation dialed in.

Hey I looked and the curtains/aperture works fine. I think I must have done something wrong! Thanks for your help.