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"Scott Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:21 PM
Subject: problem with exposure w/ a well-lit window in background
Hi Scott
Not new to photography, but fairly new to the newer "Z" type Pentax SLR's
myself. I ran into the same problem, and found out how to better use the
camera in these situations by experimenting.... Such as:: Do you have
memory lock on your camera? If you do, you might try metering on the bright
side first and noting that, then on the shadowed side and noting that, then
shifting perhaps just a little back towards the light until you get a
compromise setting, then set the memory lock and aim the camera back into
the center of where you want it to be and open the shutter. If you don't
have memory lock, get your compromise reading first and then put the
settings in manually...
Hey teach, do your studying and take your tests! (Been waiting for years to
say that to a teacher...) You should give the camera at least a roll of good
test exposures: shoot the exact same scene on a dark reading, on a middle
reading, on a bright reading, then try the + and - EV adjustments, then
shoot with several different manual settings. Shoot test film until you get
an idea how the camera handles exposures. Just remember to use the same
film and same setting (preferably a contrasty one) for each shot. (And be
sure and WRITE DOWN THE SETTINGS FOR EACH SHOT!!)
Have fun. I'm still trying these kinds of tests also, and IMO it's a lot of
fun just learning these things for myself.
Skip
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