P3D Re: Sunny day at f11?

["Greg Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


>If only one setting is to be used, I think one f-stop under sunny day
>is more appropriate, to compensate for things like haze, slight
overcast,
>late/early hours, side lighting, etc.  For a beginner with a dim viewer
>and the new contrasty films I think it is better if the slide is in the
>lighter than darker side.


I see the logic of this if you're going to pick just ONE setting.

Hmm, maybe you could make little stickers for the aperture ring that
have icons for "sunny", "cloudy", "shade" etc. and stick them over the
16, 11 and 8 f-stops, like many simple cameras used to mark their
aperture settings.

Of course this is a total turn-around in your often-voiced opinion that
one should learn as much about photography as possible and understand
how to use the camera and the Sunny-16 rule to judge proper exposure.
Why the (apparent) change of heart?

     -Greg W. (gjw@xxxxxxxxxx)







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