Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:34 AM 19/12/99 -0800, Gib Robinson wrote: I've usually dealt with the problem by bracketing so widely I was >bound to get acceptable results. This is probably the best way to go. Reciprocity failure, for one, will limit your ability to judge the exposure properly, even with a very sensitive meter, unless you've tested a specific film for that extensively. You also get nasty colour shifts, and all of this depends on which film you plan to use. The nice thing about bracketing for the shots you plan to take, is that often the "correct" exposure is not the most pleasing. With Christmas lights at night, you may prefer a shot that's 1/2, 1, 1 1/2 or 2 stops over or underexposed. Put them all up on the light table and look at them together, and you may find several that appeal, for different reasons. I don't care if I get flamed for this. Go with bracketing in this situation. I don't bracket all the time, but in situations like this it is a good way to be sure that you will come home with something good.