Image dark

Hi i`m new to the k10d, i`ve had it for a couple of months, when i`m in the greem mode with either my tamron 70 - 300mm lens or the standard 18-55mm lens on my images come out dark, i`ve tried changing the image tone to both settings but still its dark, thanks for reading this paul

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sounds like the camera is on manual exposure?
Check the where the dial is set to.
Roy

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Roy

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Light is the secret! Try it in 'AV' mode, start at say f8 (any f number will do, but f8 is a good starting point) and stop down the 'shutter speed' one stop (slower), to what the camera sets. Or you could adjust the 'AE' (auto exposure) up a third, or even try a higher 'ISO', try 200 instead of 100. Someone with more experience will explain better

HTH


Mick

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First check that the Exposure Compensation is not set to a minus figure. When you use this feature is stay at the set value until you change it.

If you could post an example of a dark image that would be helpful. If, for example, a picture has lots of bright sky in it then the camera (and nay camera) will under-expose as it is reading the very bright light.

A sample image will give us a clue where to start in solving this.

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Best regards, John

Also try setting the dial to "auto" or "programme" and see what happens

Roy

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Roy

Pentax K3 gripped,and some lenses
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pentaxroy/

my pbase gallery

WOW thanks for all your help i will try them all and see how it goes

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hi i have added picture of my son on the beach it was abright day i had the 70- 300 lens on and i was not that close, not sure if you can find photo it may have gone to the main forum!

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You've got a lot of bright sea in the picture, which will tend to fool the camera into thinking everything is too bright, and therefore reducing the amount of light reaching the sensor.

The fact that your son is in shadow has exacerbated the problem.

You can set the camera to manual, and get the exposure right by trial and error; you can use exposure compensation to increase exposure by one or two stops, or you can use flash to "fill-in" the light falling on the boy.

Or use spot-metering, and meter off the boy's face.

G

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I've taken the liberty of adjusting the exposure and uploading the picture to the gallery.

I suspect that you haven't tried to edit the picture. If you use a DSLR you MUST edit your pictures to get the best out of them.

My K10Ds are permanently set to +.7 exposure compensation. The K10D does tend to under-expose slightly.

G

PS: When you have seen the picture, I shall remove it.

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Thanks i shall play around and see how i go thanks for your time, photo looks better. paul

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