Cotty wrote: > > On 21/11/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Dear Mr. Genuinely, > > > >Over the years I got into the habit of putting the lenscap on when I > >changed film, so just in case I drop the camera there's that little > >extra protection for filter rings and the like. As well, I like to > >have the cap on, just so I know the "real photographs" from those of > >the first couple of wind-ons before "0" <LOL>. With a mechanical > >camera it's never been a problem. With the LX, the exposures in the > >dark of the lenscap are infinite. So, I change the shutter speed. > > > >I won't do it that way any more. > > AAAAhhhhhhhhh. I see. Sorry buddy, I missed the bit about the lens cap. > > Yeah, well, with the famous LX otf metering, I suppose you'd get quite a > long exposure with the lens cap on - probably in the order of half an > hour or so. But hey, it would be beautifully exposed ;-) <--------LX > wank, er i mean wink > > Cheers, > Cotty
There were a lot of us who mentioned doing that. I always switched to 1/2000, set aperture at f22 and put the camera face down on a table or on my bag - to minimize light - Lens cap? hmmm, I've heard of them but... ;) ann > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________
