guts80 Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 How exactly does the EV compensation work in thirds? Seeing as there aren't any shutter speeds that go up or down in 1/3....(same with lens). I'm assuming when you have aperture priority (A mode), and the EV dail up or down a third, that the camera selects a speed not avalabie on manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_h._hartman Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Exposure compensation on many Nikon of the era are concentric with the film speed control and the effect is the same as changing the film speed by 1/3 EV(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bradtke Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Also in the A setting the F3 has stepless speeds. I think it was the first body to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_cochran Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Regardless of whether you're using exposure compensation or not, when you're on auto, the F3's shutter is always stepless. Though the display will only the nearest full-stop speed, the actual shutter speed used will be some intermediate value that's just what the meter ordered. <p> Exposure compensation justs adjusts the meter's sensitivity, exactly like changing the film speed, as David points out (it's no coincidence that they're on the same dial -- exposure compensation literally moves the film speed selector on the F3). <p> Even on manual, exposure compensation works in 1/3 stops. The lens aperture is always stepless, even though the only click stops are on full stops, so you can get ultra-fine adjustments by placing the aperture in between stops. Even if you always set your camera in full stops only, exposure compensation will change the amount of light at which the meter will recommend a different exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskovacs Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 The Nikkormat EL was doing stepless shutter speeds almost 10 years before the F3, then the EL2, then the Nikon FE a few years before. In manual play around with the aperture and notice how the meter will indicate +- over a certain range. Honestly though, exposure compensation is most useful for auto. Sometimes I set +1 and meter manually off the palm of my hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_warn Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 The F2 was the FIRST Nikon body to offer stepless speeds. Any setting between 1/80 and 1/2000 could be used by setting the shutter speed between the detents on the shutter speed dial. The EL series and the F3 were stepless when in the A mode, the camera would choose the shutter speed that provided a perfect match to what the meter called for. Changing the EV compensation just causes the metering system to shift the exposure to match what you dial in with the EV setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guts80 Posted November 1, 2003 Author Share Posted November 1, 2003 Ah, thanks for clearing things up for me. As always, appreciate all the input. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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