Graham
I was in A mode. I Then selected the minimum shutter speed (Which can be almost anyvalue - they are listed in the menu when you are setting up Auto ISO.Whatever aperture I set the camera made sure that the shutter speed/ISO combinaton never let the speed drop below the selected minimum. Have a look at the EXIF data next time you are over. I used exposure compensation quite bit in church interiors and it adjusted for that too.

You picked the wrong guy to help you!

The fash SB400: can we reduce the flash output (like setting at -0.3EV) with the Nikon D3? I know it is a i-TTL flash but sometime, for close range shooting, this flash can cause over-exposure.

Sorry Tuan I don't know. I have an SB800 but I tend to use that on my D300 anyway. I'll take a look at the manual later when I get home.

Is it just me or is the D3 colossally huge? I have an F5, but even that seems dwarfed by comparison & my switch to rangefinders was not driven by poor performance - more from the discomfort of lugging the F5 & lenses around on walks.

Peter

It's not just you! Bigger than the the F4 I used to carry. Strangely though that didn't bother me for 3 days walking around Vienna with it on an Optech strap.