----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Need Advice: value of an *istD outfit
> YOU read this once : I was talking about AVOIDING > the need for exposure compensation so > you wouldnt need to do that , i.e. the meters/exposures > would match exactly without any exposure > compensation on one or the other, just a one > time tweek in a customs setting or menu or > something similar to allow adjustment of the metering > sensitivity. It matters not, you get to the same place either way. > > Regarding self-containment. Film cameras > are self contained too, they dont need > a specific film to get the correct exposure, > they have ISO standards for exposure and you > CAN adjust the meter sensitivity on a lot > of SLRS so they meet an exposure standard > that has nothing to do with the film, only > the film speed is needed. And you can match > them WITHOUT any exposure compensation needed > on one or the other. Are you saying that a film camera is so self contained that it can take pictures without film? If you look at how exposure compensation works, you will find that ISO settings generally are limited by exposure compensation, and vice versa. DSLR cameras are rather more limited this way because the base iso is fixed while film cameras do not have a base iso William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
