Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison, Does that mean when you exposed the same frame 32 times each exposure was 5 stops underexposed? Len On Dec 22, 2007, at 10:45 AM, Harrison McClary wrote: > Getting the exposure really is very easy once you understand it. Each > f-stop or shutter speed change is a full stop, each stop is exactly > twice as much or 1/2 the amount of light. If doing multiples you have > to remember to underexpose correctly for he number of multiples so: > > 2x is one stop under > 4x is 2 stops under > 8x is 3 stops under > 16x is 4 stops under > 32x is 5 stops under > 64x is 6 stops under and so on. > > Did I explain it well? > > > > Christopher Birchenhall wrote: >> Harrison >> >> Can I ask a silly question? How did you calculate the exposure? >> >> Chris B >> > > > -- > Harrison McClary > Harrison McClary Photography > harrison@mcclary.net > http://www.mcclary.net > ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography > http://www.imagestocksouth.com > Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: > http://www.mcclary.net/blog > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information