Assuming that you are shooting in the same lighting conditions,
double up on your pictures by shooting one using the Sunny 16
rule and another using the meter. The Sunny 16 rule is pretty
accurate. The film makers used to always recommend it (perhaps
paraphrased a bit) when they were still including instruction
sheets with each roll of film. Also, if the distances are not
enormous, you could use a bit of fill flash to open up the
shadows. Sometimes it takes a "mojo" flash to do that, though.
:-)
Len
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> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 2:53 AM
> To: Pentax discuss
> Subject: Sunny 16 Rule
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>
> I've messed up some very important landscape shots- I
> had to take them
> about just after noon in blazing sunlight and the
> resulting images are
> ghastly: burnt out highlights with deep shadows.
> I showed them to a pro and he recommended I use the
> Sunny 16 rule
> whenever I take photos in bright sunshine- i.e., I
> ignore the CW meter
> reading.
> Is this good advice? I shoot print film and my usual
> outfit for outdoor
> shots would be a MZ5+17mm Tokina
> Thanks.
> RK
> Yeah, I know late morning would have been great for
> such shots but that
> was not possible here.
> Or should I just meter for the highlights next time
> (there'll be a next
> time tomorrow!)
>
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