Then the LX is a good choice for you. I used the metering system to make some l-o-n-g exposures on night with the TV set as the only light source. It was amazing to observe the camera in action. The set, of course, would produce varying amounts of light output. It was amazing to observe the camera as it kept on "figuring out" the exposure. Naturally, each of the ten or so exposures were of a different duration, yet each frame looked just about identical.
Shots like that LA freeway shot have been made for many years. I've seen some of Times Square in NYC - probably as eerie as an empty LA freeway <g>. In the past photographers just used a slow film (there wasn't that much fast film anyway), stopped the lens way down, and did a time exposure. Using the LX on automatic would probably work just as well. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Have you used the OTF metering much in such a way as > to take advantage of it - such as long exposures in changing light? > > No, not really. I took some shots at dusk in Bodie but they only turned out > OK. Not the LX's fault though, I had the exposure compensation set without > realizing it... > > I just bought a telescope so maybe I'll give that OTF metering a work out > (and here the LX's MLU is essential). I always wanted to try a long DAYLIGHT > exposure with the LX. Have you seen the shot that guy got of one of the LA > freeways with the multiple ND filters that erased the midday traffic from the > roadway?....too cool. I'll bet the LX could get that shot! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html - 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 .
