RE: Face reflectivity of different ethnics (was: Re: getting LX -worth it? (repairs,...))

[J. C. O'Connell]

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> Subject: Re: Face reflectivity of different ethnics (was: Re: getting LX
> -worth it? (repairs,...))
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> Frantisek ...
>
> It's not rocket science.  It's not even brain surgery.  If you're using
> a spot meter, meter the face and shoot at the indicated exposure.  That
> will actually give you a little less than Zone V according to
> extrapolation of information from Kodak.
Putting a dark skinned face at zone 5 will cause everexposure, It probably
should be closer to zone 3 which would mean giving 2 stops LESS exposure
than
the spot meter reading.
JCO
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