Hi, James, Stated simply: "On a bright, sunny day, the correct exposure for any subject is f/16 at the shutter speed nearest to the reciprocal of the film speed."
I took that directly from a site called "The Ultimate Exposure Computer". To see further elaboration, here's the site: http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm regards, frank jmadams wrote: > Sorry to be a bore, > But can someone explain the Sunny 16th rule for me, as I am not going to > have my SPF meter repaired. I also want to use my newly acquired S1a, so I > need to practice exposures without the aid of a meter. I will eventually > buy one, but not now. > Regards > James > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

