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<p>Les, also I am pretty sure that the instruction manual for the camera said that the light meter reading is based off the light that is entering the lens. Wouldn't that mean that background light would not be the issue, as background lighting would be part of the light entering the lens?</p>

<p>Craig, I don't remember specifically what settings I was using (in the future, I'll have to make a note of the settings when it happens), but I seem to recall noticing the issue when I was using settings that were in the middle of the camera's range, maybe f5.6 at 1/60 of a second. Part of the problem is that, without making note of the settings where this is happening, the problem does not seem to follow any sort of pattern. I definitely plan to start keeping track of the settings when the problem shows up to see if a pattern starts to emerge. Also, I should mention that because of the requirements for the class I am in, we are only using one type of film. As such, we were told that we should not mess with changing the film speed.</p> <p>Les, I did replace the battery about a month ago, when I started using the camera. Unfortunately, I don't have a handheld meter or another SLR to test the camera against. I should note that I am an extremely novice photographer when it comes to anything outside of taking pictures with my phone. I have only been at this for about a month to a month and a half (basically, since my semester started in mid January). This being said, I have pretty much no idea what you said after the bit about the handheld meter. It all went over my head. I should also mention that I am not actually majoring in photography. Rather, my major is marine biology, but I thought it might be interesting to learn something about photography.</p>

<p>Joe, I would agree with you, except most of the time the light meter works fine, so it does not seem to me that the thing is worn out. I do realize that the camera is old, but aside from this issue with the light meter, I have yet to notice any problems with the camera.</p> <p>Also, the project was not about a formula. It was in an introductory photo class and the project was to show us that we could achieve the same level of exposure with different aperture and shutter speed settings, as well as to allow us to observe how changing the aperture and shutter speed affect the image.</p>

<p>As the subject says, I have a Nikkormat FTN with a light meter issue.</p> <p>First, let me say that the meter type is the kind with a needle that swings back and forth between a plus and minus symbol to indicate whether a shot will be over, under, or properly exposed based on the light entering the lens, the film speed, the shutter speed, and the size of the aperture.</p> <p>I am in a class where we recently had to do a project based on exposure equivalence. When doing this I would notice that there seem to be some settings where the needle incorrectly reads over exposed. Based on exposure equivalence, I know that these readings are incorrect.</p> <p>I was hoping that someone might have a solution. If not, it would at least be nice to know why the camera is doing this.</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any help with this.</p>