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Re: BTFR question



While it may pass through the filter twice it does not matter anyway because
you have to determine proper speed index to set meter to in any case. 

Andrew  o o  0 0 o . o  Davidhazy, Imaging and Photo Tech
         \/\/\/\/\/\/          http://www.rit.edu/~andpph
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> I have a question regarding the between the film rails placement of the
> IR filter. Don't TTL metering systems measure the light reflecting off
> the film plane (OTF)? If so, wouldn't the meter reading be different
> with the filter placed between the rails as opposed to in front of the
> lens because the light would then pass through the filter twice? Or, am
> I wrong, and the camera's meter does not read light reflected off the
> film plane?
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