In a message dated 8/2/01 1:22:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Yesterday, I read in Shaw's "Closeups in Nature" how to calibrate the
camera's meter with sunny 16, and I found amazing that you can actually take
pictures without using a meter, I think I'm veeery sloooowly starting to
understand Shel!
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Old PJ trick that is.
Best way to calibrate for "sunny 16" is camera on manual-centre weight, set
the lens at f/16 (ISO 100) point the lens at a ~clear~ patch of the bluest
part of the sky, usually away from the sun. You should get the reciprocal
your flash sync: 1/125th sec.
FYI: 50 mm is one of the worst lenses to calibrate for sunny 16 in that it is
too short (wide) and takes in too much sky to be accurate.
*Use your 200/300mm tele or 70-200 zoom at 200 mm (manual).
*If you get 1/60th sec (one stop over) or 1/250th sec (one stop under) you
have to dial in the difference with the aperture or film speed indicator or
by camera body compensation.
If over or under, get your camera CLAed. But meanwhile, leave it compensated
and shoot your heart out.
Mafud
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