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So I shoot a lot of indoor sports including Soccer.
Today I took my D750 for a spin using a 80-200/2.8 AF-D. Most images at f/2.8.
I'm using Spot Metering @ 12mm Centered Metering (8, 15, 20, Avg other available options).
And I was testing the AF-C-D9 (and later went back to AF-C-Single pt) focusing. I keep the spot focus in the middle to have the best AF. Sometimes I'll move the focus point but it is mostly on the same level or the row below mid.
Being indoor the lighting is variable throughout each shoot. Depending upon the light which is reflected up the airdome's side but larger lights. It seems as though my SPOT Metering at times will meter on those background lights that are Above the middle spot. Most other times the metering is fine.
Normally my photos are like # 1 (SOOC),
ISO at 1250, versus ISO 220 on the dark image #2.
# 2 happens every so often. If you noticed the above reflective lights those are metered properly. But those are OUT of the metering zone and shouldn't affect the metering. But I'm sure somehow the camera is metering for those.
#3 is Exposure +3 which gives a good approximate exposure (thought WB/Colors are way off) and the lights are blown out like they would normally be.
This also happens on my D600, and has happened on my D7000 in the past using the same 80-200/2.8 lens always (mostly ) at f/2.8. I've never experimented at other apertures.
==> For one potential solution I'm going to take a cheap square ND filter (or black construction paper) and cut out a "shade" for the top 1/5ish of the lens so that the lights will be darkened in future shots. Since I always shoot in the middle or the AF point row below the middle I see this as a viable solution to improve the number of keepers.
So the question is what is happening here as Spot Metering should be in the center spot ??
# 1
Meter-GoodExp-SOOC (1 of 1) by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
Good-SOOC by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
# 2
Meter-BadExp0Exp-SOOC (1 of 1) by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
Bad-SOOC by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
# 3
Meter-BadExp+3-SOOC (1 of 1) by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
@Derrel @tirediron
Today I took my D750 for a spin using a 80-200/2.8 AF-D. Most images at f/2.8.
I'm using Spot Metering @ 12mm Centered Metering (8, 15, 20, Avg other available options).
And I was testing the AF-C-D9 (and later went back to AF-C-Single pt) focusing. I keep the spot focus in the middle to have the best AF. Sometimes I'll move the focus point but it is mostly on the same level or the row below mid.
Being indoor the lighting is variable throughout each shoot. Depending upon the light which is reflected up the airdome's side but larger lights. It seems as though my SPOT Metering at times will meter on those background lights that are Above the middle spot. Most other times the metering is fine.
Normally my photos are like # 1 (SOOC),
ISO at 1250, versus ISO 220 on the dark image #2.
# 2 happens every so often. If you noticed the above reflective lights those are metered properly. But those are OUT of the metering zone and shouldn't affect the metering. But I'm sure somehow the camera is metering for those.
#3 is Exposure +3 which gives a good approximate exposure (thought WB/Colors are way off) and the lights are blown out like they would normally be.
This also happens on my D600, and has happened on my D7000 in the past using the same 80-200/2.8 lens always (mostly ) at f/2.8. I've never experimented at other apertures.
==> For one potential solution I'm going to take a cheap square ND filter (or black construction paper) and cut out a "shade" for the top 1/5ish of the lens so that the lights will be darkened in future shots. Since I always shoot in the middle or the AF point row below the middle I see this as a viable solution to improve the number of keepers.
So the question is what is happening here as Spot Metering should be in the center spot ??
# 1
Meter-GoodExp-SOOC (1 of 1) by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
Good-SOOC by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
# 2
Meter-BadExp0Exp-SOOC (1 of 1) by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
Bad-SOOC by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
# 3
Meter-BadExp+3-SOOC (1 of 1) by Steve Sklar, on Flickr
@Derrel @tirediron
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