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Light meters?

  • From: P3D Joe Feldman <joef@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Light meters?
  • Date: Mon, 7 Oct 96 19:34 PDT
After getting my latest roll of slides back I decided it was time to start
learning to use a light meter. About 25% of my slides had exposure
problems. I've been shooting at 1/50th and 6.? f-stop with my realist. The
next roll I shoot I plan to try the "sunny 16" rule. 
 I would like to get some tips on using a light meter though. I got some
books out of the library, but none were very helpful. 
 My basic question is how do I make use of the number that the light meter
is giving me? How does this relate to the settings on my camera? I know
this is pretty basic stuff. So basic the books don't even cover it. The
light meter was a $5.00 special at a recent camera show, so it came without
any documentation.

Joe Feldman-----------------joef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BC


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