----- Original Message ----- From: Oliver Raymond < Subject: Re: 6x7 Users: Eat your hearts out!!
> Sorta... but there is some sort of reciprocal light \ stop loss with > extensions. When I got the bellows, I 'learnt myself' on how to get good > pictures - does Mr Robb have any operating tips to add? I expect the same bellows factor formulae we use with view cameras should work in this situation. Exposure factor = (bellows extension)�/ (focal length)� > > Focussing: > My method is you focus wide, then check DOF using the manual stop down, > adjust, set aperature to automatic, then rely on a funky dual release cable > to fire the camera and stop down.. I need to get one of those. I noticed KEH had a few for Mamiya. Do you suppose they would be compatable with the 6x7? > > Metering > I meter TTL using the old AE prism on a 6x7. It's pretty accurate, catches > the up to 6 stop loss, and you can thankfully bypass trying to meter a 1mm x > 1mm area using a spotmeter How about an incident meter?<G> William Robb - 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 .
