Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] exposure question
From: "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 18:05:51 +0100
References: <p05100302ba371c90b210@[203.208.74.246]> <017201c2b0c0$94f07070$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <002e01c2b0db$857bba80$9cad5018@gv.shawcable.net>

> Hi Simon,
> Probably lots of very expensive meters out there more sensitive, even then
> "bracketing is the way to go in most cases," it only costs a few frames.
Why
> you might find the slide / negative bracketed two stops under or over
> becomes the best image of the selection regardless of the basic setting
> selected by meter and photographer.
>
> Depending on the assginment or photo subject, I try a bracket or two,
> obviously there are picture situations where it's not practical to
bracket,
> IE: people moving and action situations. But in general I shoot one or two
> what the meter says, then I bracket a series of 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2 under and
> 1/2, 1, over. In some cases all of them are OK looking at them
individually,
> together, the best one pops off the light table .
>
> For my money bracketing is best after shooting a couple of the set meter
> readings.
>
> ted
ok thanks for the advice
simon jessurun

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