>When Paul said to overexpose, I was actually thinking it sounded >counter-intuitive -- that you'd want to under-expose in a snowy >situation. But, it makes sense now that you explained that the meter >"assumes" a neutral grey. > >So, I'm assuming that in extra-low-light situations, I'd want to >under-expose by a couple of stops in that case.> > >Glad I found this out before getting too deep into the roll! > >-- Walt
Close. Not low light, but a dark or black subject. If you shoot a picture of a black laptop computer or black camera body up close, then underexposure is called for. Works the same on film and digital. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
