I own a nikon fm10. recently the batteries died so i purchased new ones but have hit a bit of a dilemma. the light meter is telling me that i am shooting under exposed photos when i know that they are

yeah i'm pretty familiar with the speed settings. i just know that with my lens pointed towards the sun on 3.5 and 1/60 shouldn't be a green light. Speeds i normally would shoot at that would be in the greenlight range are now completely red minus' in my light meter. yeah i'm pretty familiar with the speed settings. i just know that with my lens pointed towards the sun on 3.5 and 1/60 shouldn't be a green light. Speeds i normally would shoot at that would be in the greenlight range are now completely red minus' in my light meter.

Okay, just wanted to make sure. I know I've gone through entire rolls of film on my FMs with the wrong speed set. I hope you haven't been pointing the camera at the sun very much. That's a good way to burn out a light meter. Okay, just wanted to make sure. I know I've gone through entire rolls of film on my FMs with the wrong speed set. I hope you haven't been pointing the camera at the sun very much. That's a good way to burn out a light meter.

Do you have another camera or light meter for comparison? Can you tell whether the FM10 is consistent in its overexposure? Do you have another camera or light meter for comparison? Can you tell whether the FM10 is consistent in its overexposure?

as of late it has been pretty consistent. the roll i got was overexposed for sure. i unfortunately do not have another camera or separate light meter. i just know from past experience that it should be saying everything is underexposed at the settings i normally shoot at. as of late it has been pretty consistent. the roll i got was overexposed for sure. i unfortunately do not have another camera or separate light meter. i just know from past experience that it should be saying everything is underexposed at the settings i normally shoot at.

Stretching now, but check the battery contacts and make sure they're clean. Other than that, I don't know what to say. If it's not the battery and contacts then the meter is faulty. Unless you want to take the camera apart to get to the meter... Stretching now, but check the battery contacts and make sure they're clean. Other than that, I don't know what to say. If it's not the battery and contacts then the meter is faulty. Unless you want to take the camera apart to get to the meter...