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High ISO and negative exposure compensation?
Just saw a very nice photograph with exif data indicating ISO 800 and an exposure compensation of -2EV. Had it been taken on ISO 200 and without any exposure compensation, would it have made any difference to the photograph.
....just wondering.
3 Answers
- Picture TakerLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
It's hard to say exactly what's going on without seeing the photo, but it would not have been the same. If the meter says to use f/8 at 1/500, for instance, and the subject was mainly dark, you might assume that the meter was going to overexpose for the main subject, making it look lighter than it really was. Meters try to make everything neutral gray. Knowing this, the shooter dialed in -2.0 EV to prevent the problem. If he simply changed the ISO to 200, the meter might have said f/4 at 1/500, but it would have still been overexposed if the main subject was dark.
At ISO 200, the photo may have been slightly sharper, but probably not to any noticeable degree.
- Anonymous9 years ago
It probably would have looked "cleaner", and you could probably see more detail.
Source(s): personal experience
