Hi!
Sorry... been away from the list for some time now. I'm not sure if you
got any replies, but here's my views...
On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Jay D. Washington wrote:
> I've ordered the TS-E 24 mm and from my readings on the web and elsewhere,
> it seems you need to take your meter readings before you shift the lense.
Yep!
> I've also read that you sometime need to use a graduated ND filter to
> compensate for the effects of the shift. My question therefore is: Do you
I've never used one, but I've seen situations where they could have
helped. But for me, it's still a bit of a hassle to work with the lens
(for my style of shooting... not a pro whos shooting architecture or
landscapes for living)... so I am not thinking about getting a graduate ND
filter to add to my worries 8-)
> shift the lens, set the ND filter to balance the light, then shift the lens
> back and take a meter reading and set your manual exposure, then finally
> shift it back and take the photo, or is there some other easier way? I just
> would like to know what others have done so I don't have to do umpteen
> different metering test using all the possible combinations of metering with
> and without the filter, before shifting, etc.
I would probably do it so that first, I'd meter the scene, then shift,
then set the ND filter and then bracket the exposure... oh, and use
exposure compensation (well I use M mode, but the same thing applies)!
Even without the graduate ND filter, the exposure you get from metering
directly through the lens (i.e. without shift) may not be the corect one
for the shifted situation. So I think that in any case, you need to use
exposure compensation and bracketing.
So do soe experiments and then later on just bracket. :-)
Best regards,
Hugo.
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