stevensimages Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Lately, I've been having a problem with the flash metering on my F100. For the first year at least, the flash metering was spookily dead on. Really, really good. I even touted it loudly in forums like this. Now, I'm getting underexposures by one to 2.5 stops, especially at distances over 15 feet. Let me lay out what the problem isn't, first. This is with an SB80DX and a backup flash, as well as with several different lenses, so I'm reasonably sure that the problem is with the camera. I know that the SB80DX is good for distances well beyond those giving me problems, even at f5.6, which is the default f-stop for program shooting. I am reasonably sure that it isn't my flash sych cord, because I got a new one and the problem persists. It isn't a terrible problem, because I usually hand meter and shoot manual, but in certain situations, I need to be able to rely on the camera's metering, which used to be, ironically, so reliable. Anyone who can point out any potential problems I may be overlooking would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_loza Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 When you say "synch cord" and "hand meter" in the same sentence as "flash underexposures", please don't be surprised when people ask direct questions. Can you provide some more explicit details or examples of when this is happening? Of course, I don't know what you're doing but how can there be a camera problem if you're using a synch cord and manual meter (which means that you are manually controlling the lighting ratio, right?)? Or, if this is a TTL problem, why are you using a synch cord and manually metering and bringing those two factors into the equation. With all due respect, your question is confusing. Can you elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevensimages Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Erik, I'mn sorry I confused the issue. Naturally, it's not a problem when I'm metering manually, which is what I do about 60-70% of the time. But the problem is with the TTL flash metering for those fast moving situations when hand metering is less practical and I switch over to program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevensimages Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Also, the synch cord I refer to is to my bracket mounted TTL flash, not to off camera, manually set lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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