I've never heard this. How would a TTL meter handle this when metering is done wide open? It would have no idea that one lens needed to be stopped down just a bit more/less than another.?
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 7:15 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Seen on eBay > > > If you're not using a through the lens meter, you have to calibrate > your lenses for exposure. I frequently used a handheld incident meter > when shooting transparency film with my 6x7. But I had an exposure > compensation factor for each lens. For example, I think my 300/4 > required 1/2 a stop of extra exposure, while my 105/2.4 was right on. > Paul > On Jun 28, 2006, at 7:10 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > Uh guys, maybe I'm missing something but unless someome is lying > > about their product isn't f/4.0 always supposed to be f/4.0?? > > It'd pretty much leave slide shooters who use a manual meter SOL > > if it wasn't, wouldn't it? > > > > Don > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >> Joseph Tainter > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:38 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Seen on eBay > >> > >> > >> "A prime 2.8 lens is actually faster than a 2.8 zoom because of the > >> increased contrast which you'll find remarkable in comparison to your > >> zoom lens." > >> > >> Got that? > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
