Overexposure on a Nikon FM2n

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there was one frame from my roll, the first shot, that is after loading the film, i forgot to set the correct asa of the film.. about one stop underxposed.. after realizing, i quickly set it at the correct film speed.. it is darker than all of my shots.. but it is more usable than the rest.. maybe my lab, do process and scan my film a little to bright for my taste.. i will also try underexposing one roll by one stop, and have it process and tell the lab nothing.. then i will decipher if, it is my fault, meter, or the lab's fault...
 

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Although I have given up on this thread, since the OP has terminology issues and is unwilling to fork over the details, I will offer one more piece of advice if you really want to get a definitive test. Put a Kodak grey card on a stand in the sun at noon, and diffuse the light falling on it with a neutral white material. Put your camera on a tripod, fill the entire frame with your grey card, and focus on infinity. Set the EI on your camera to the box speed of your film. Do not focus on the grey card. Leave your lens at infinity. Take a shot exactly as the meter recommends, making sure that the EI on the camera is set to the box speed of the film. Pack the whole mess up and finish off the roll on whatever you want. Have your film processed and have the grey card exposure read with a densitometer. (If your lab does not have a densitometer, they have no good way of controlling the quality of their process, and you need to find a new lab anyhow.) Compare the densitometer reading to what Kodak or Fuji sez an 18% grey card should be on that film. Voila. Now you know if you have problems with your meter or not.
 

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there was one frame from my roll, the first shot, that is after loading the film, i forgot to set the correct asa of the film..

Look at the negative NOT THE PRINT!

Is that first shot darker or lighter that the rest?
 

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denmark,

STOP EVERYTHING and tell us what the ISO is set to on your camera. Take a look at step 15 here:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfmseries/fm2n/fm2manual/index1.htm

The rest of us here need to rule out an improper ISO setting so that we can better help you.

In a nutshell, different films react to light at different speeds. This speed is the ISO (formerly called ASA) number. When you load film, always check the ISO setting to make sure it mathes that on the film canister or box, as the illustration shows.

I'm betting that's the problem, but if not, the NEXT THING to do is to get some help from a friend with a camer and see if both of your light meters agree with each other. Again, check the ISO setting on both so they are thinking alike. If they are close, then, as others suggest, it may just be tricky lighting or a development error.
 
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ok.. guys..

I set the ISO of my film correctly... heres what happened..

FUJIFILM YKL 100ASA (a very cheap film.. i used it just to test my camera)

I took out the film from the box, loaded it in the camera.. i took a couple of blank shots just to get the film counter to frame 1.. i shot my first frame... i looked at the film speed knob and it was on 400asa... i realized i forgot to set it to 100asa. knowing its only the first shot and i have more left that will be usable, i set the film correctly now to 100asa which is the correct film speed of the film... and took pictures of everything i saw...

of course, my aperture and shutterspeed combination was based on the light meter that reads + 0 -... if thats the EI, then i took all my shots at -1/2 exposure because my light meter reads at 0 - (slighty underexposed or half stop underexposure) because i dont want my pictures looking too bright.

after i finished my roll, i took it to my lab and had it developed... i told the lab nothing but just develop and scan the negative, put it in the cd and give back my negatives..

and when i received my pictures, viewing from the cd of course, i noticed that all my shots were either too bright (like the one i posted) or overexposed, knowing that i shot all my pictures - 1/2 underexposed... i have shaky hands so some are blurred (my bad)...

so there, i hope i clarified things to you guys...
 

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I am still not convinced that your negative was overexposed although your prints are too light. Since you can only post a scan from your print and to the best of my ability, I think your negative was fine but just needs to be reprinted darker.
 
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yes, maybe my negative was processed a little bit too bright for my taste.. anyway, i have one more roll waiting to get processed, which i burned right after these two test rolls were developed.. il just ask the lab to process it and scan it a lil bit darker..
 

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Still waiting to hear what the negs look like. Is that first one darker or lighter on the negative strip?
 

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1)If the film you used was ISO 100 and the camera was set at ISO400 for the first frame it was two stops under exposed.
How did that frame come out?

2)Did you have prints made? Or just scans?

3)Who told you the camera was giving an incorrect reading and why?

4)Try shooting a roll as 2f2f suggested. Use the box speed and meter setting. Don't try to "correct" it. Don't scan the images to CD, PRINT them, and then evaluate them.
 
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