Comments on: Understanding the EV Compensation Button

By: Asdf

Asdf — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:57:08 +0000

here another way to explain it:

your cameras metering system thinks in grey.

It always want to expose the shot in mid-grey.

Simplest example;

if you shoot snow, its white. So you need to compensate else your snow is grey. +
If you shoot black, then you need to compensate else the black turn grey. -

By: ilbusca

ilbusca — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:55:54 +0000

My D80 is alway set on -0.7 EV. Always!

By: Stevo

Stevo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:48:33 +0000

Great tutorial, Yanik. Underexposing with EV is great for bringing out vivid colors in certain situations.

By: Ann Parry

Ann Parry — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:04:36 +0000

Until now, I’ve mainly used EV to underexpose (plus the vivid color setting) when shooting concerts with my Nikon D200. Without that, the performers’ skin was ghostlike, and color of their costumes was washed out. EV made difference between throw away and eye-popping shots.
Thanks, Yanik, for your helpful, clear examples of very common situations EV button would be useful.