topic Re: Dark Exposer-6d in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:13:11 GMT

I just purchased a 6d. There are two problems. When I take pictures in fairly good lighting with my apture at 4 and somehow a higher iso of 6000. I am still getting dark photos. Also my Speedlite (430EXIII-RT) only fires 50 percent of the time.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:06:31 GMT

I am guessing you perhaps inadvertently set camera to Manual mode?

6000 is a shutter speed; a very fast shutter speed. At that shutter speed and aperture you would need at ISO 400 to get proper exposure in bright sunlight. "Fairly bright" perhaps ISO 1000 or greater.

Set camera to Auto or Program and take a photo; that will at least sort out a possible camera problem.

Under what conditions/settings are you using flash?

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:09:53 GMT

It's not the shutter speed, it's the iso. I have it set to av mode.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:12:18 GMT

Sorry I just realized I meant to put a higher is of 6000

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:43:05 GMT

OK, understood.

If you are at ISO 6000 with Av camera should set an appropriate shutter speed for good exposure.

When you look in viewfinder is the exposure arrow at center of exposure scale?

Do you perhaps have negative exposure compensation dialed in?

Still try in Program and see what happens.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

ezpop — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:26:19 GMT

Which metering mode are you using ? Avoid spot metering if you are not sure how it works. If the center spot is aiming at a very bright area, the camera will be tricked to under-expose and thus dark photos.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:41:00 GMT

Thats what doesnt make any sence.The meter is inthe negative (-2 to be exact) at a 4 apature and 2500 iso. On my T2i the same area at a 4 apature I can move the iso all the way down to 800 and its still balanced and not dark.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:46:16 GMT

Are you in Program mode?

Try clearing all camera settings in Menu.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

ezpop — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:49:26 GMT

" The meter is in the negative (-2 to be exact) at f4 aperture and 2500 iso." You didn't mention shutter speed. Did you shoot in Manual mode or you shot in TV mode and set the shutter speed to 1/4000, 1/8000 ???

If it is in the -2, that means it is under-exposure for 2 stops. Change the ISO to Auto ISO, set aperture to F4 and let the camera decide the shutter speed - Rotate the dial mode to AV.

Or try shooting in P or Auto modes as suggested.

Then see what happens.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:46:47 GMT

No matter how much I change the iso, it does not change the meter. It must be a camera problem?

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:20:22 GMT

Don't know. What happens if you switch to Program?

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:49:27 GMT

In program mode it still stays at -2 no matter how I change the settings.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 04:06:56 GMT

What about in AUTO?

I think you may have accidentally dialed in -2 exposure compensation. Look it up in your manual.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 04:09:45 GMT

The metering seems to work in manual and auto.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 04:12:23 GMT

I'm almost positive its exposure compensation. EC doesn't work in manual or Auto. Reset to 0. See manual.

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

rosepedals860 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 04:18:19 GMT

Will do and I will let you know. Thank you for your time in trouble shooting!

Re: Dark Exposer-6d

lly3988 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:06:03 GMT

To quickly adjust exposure compensation on the 6D you lightly press the shutter to gain focus and then turn the jog wheel on the back (clockwise for + and anticlockwise for -)