Unfortunately, my approach to photography is purely casual and non artistic
(I have a lousy eye for art).
My first 2 cameras were totally manual and lacked metering. They were Exa II
and Miranda G. I had lots of fun experimenting with exposure both B&W and
reversal films.
My brain developed a database for exposure settings. This goes back to
1965~1975. As soon as I upgraded to auto everything cameras, the fun
dissapeared.
So taking out a meterless Akarelle or my new toy Horseman 970, is like my
second childhood.
I'm starting to have fun again.
Between the sunny 16 rule and a little bit of chutzpa, It's my way of
enjoying photograpy.
P.S. For serious shooting, I rely on my Super Program's metering system.
Jeff
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From: "Buford Terrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: Sunny 16 Rule
> The answer to this, like most photo questions, is what are you trying to
do?
> Do you just want an acceptable "been there, done that" image or do you
> have some specific use or visualization in mind? Sweet 16 will get you
> a workable image of sorts; sweet 16 with 1-stop brackets up and down
> will definitely get you something. But if you are shooting for
reproduction
> in a specific medium -- glossy magazine, fine art print, B&W, electronic,
> etc -- or if you have a specific visualization in mind, some combination
> of spot- and center-weighted -metering is probably called for.
> Programmed metering is probably too unpredictable in those circumstances.
>
> Those are the kinds of scenes that drive almost all B&W landscapists to
> the Zone System.
>
> Buford C. Terrell
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