I dont think that will be as accurate as just taking photos and adjusting the shutter speed until the camera actually records the best exposures. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hamilton Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 12:39 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Metering Takumar lenses Thanks, everyone. Sometimes I just need to think aloud! This limitation also might be a good excuse to use my handheld lightmeter. Mike On 3/19/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you are out of the meter's range, you can still > use the camera, just shoot manually at apertures > you want to use and adjust the shutter speed until > you get a good histogram/review image on the LCD. > At really low light levels its going to be the only way > to ensure accurate exposures. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mike Hamilton > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:30 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Metering Takumar lenses > > > I really don't want to stir up any huge debates here; I would simply > like some help in getting this right. > > I recently came into possession of two Takumar lenses. Both are f/4 > at maximum aperture. I'm really having a hard time with metering; > both seem to meter only at f/4, even if I stop down the lens. > > I'll describe what I am doing: > > 1. Lens (takumar 50mm f/4 macro) is set so that the red "MAN" is > showing (that's manual mode, right?) 2. Camera has had the option for > aperture ring use turned on. 3. Mode switch is in Manual. 4. Camera > mounted on tripod. 5. Location is indoors with constant lighting. > > Now here are my results: > (f/4): 1/10 sec > (f/8): 1/5 sec > (f/16): 1/5 sec > (f/22): 1/5 sec > > What's happening here? > > I tried a similar test with the Takumar 200mm f/4 and the meter > reading would not change even when i moved the aperture from 4 to 22. > > Assistance is much appreciated. > > -- > > Cheers, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MichaelHamilton.ca > > -- > 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 > -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca -- 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
