Close, in 1959 they took the safety factor out of the film speed. f11 will give a higher % of acceptable exposures (for negative films, slide film speeds were not changed)
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: Re: sunny f16 rule... > And after 1959 the sun got dimmer > so now it's the Sunny-11 rule! > > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- > From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: sunny f16 rule... > > Well, before 1959 it meant set your lens at f16 and your shutter at 1/asa in > bright sunlight to approximate correct exposure. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > > Collin Brendemuehl, KC8TKA > > ----------------------- > "Get over it." > Dr. Laura > > -- > - > 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 . - 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 .
