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| Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 12800, ƒ/4, 1/160 |
Last night we decided to drive around our community seeing the Christmas light decorations.
The Nikon D750's Highlight-weighted metering mode nailed the exposures. I didn't have to adjust the EV [Exposure Value].
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| Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 12800, ƒ/4.5, 1/80 |
I shot everything in RAW and then opened them in Lightroom. Very minor adjustments were done and more for look and feel than exposure adjustments.
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| Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 12800, ƒ/4.5, 1/80 |
Now if you shoot these scenes with most cameras that don't have the Highlight-weighted metering mode you will have to dial down the EV or you will not have any details in the highlights. You could have shot them in RAW and still not had details that are recoverable in those highlights.
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| Nikon D750, Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM Art Lens, ISO 12800, ƒ/4.5, 1/125 |
An added bonus last night was seeing the Coca Cola Santa Claus. My grandmother had one of these that was on the front porch every year that we went home for the holidays.
Certain types of lights helped trigger good memories for me as we drove around. Lucky for me the Nikon D750 let me just enjoy and have memories rather than spending all my time technically trying to get the right exposure.
I hope that all the new Nikon cameras will continue to have the Highlight-weighted metering mode going forward.
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