At 12:53 PM 11/19/98 -0800, Charlie wrote:
>What you need to do is either get closer so there is less dark in the frame
>or use the minus on the compensation dial to allow less light and let the
>dark go black.
>
>This does not help any on vampires!
You won't see the vampires in the viewfinder anyway. Their image won't
reflect off the mirror and into the pentaprism.
Be sure to use fast film, as vampire photography is usually a low-light
affair. But note that a vampire's image will quickly fade from a Tri-X
negative. Once developed, the silver won't hold it for long (it's the
mirror principle again). Use T-Max instead. Once fixed in a dye-coupled
image, you should be able to print your vampires' picture. Color film will
work too--but as anyone over 30 knows, vampires are always more effective
in black and white.
[OM content]: The semi-silvered mirror in later OM cameras may produce
inaccurate manual exposures of vampires. Since light from the vampire's
image can't reflect off the mirror, all of it will pass through to the
meter instead. The meter will think there's more light than there actually
is, and indicate underexposure. So open up 1/3 to 2/3 stop, bracket, or
use off-the-film automatic exposure, which will be accurate. Since one
must be especially quick with this type of subject, off-the film
autoexposure is probably the best solution, making the OM system superior
for vampire photography.
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Good e-ven-ing. 0 0
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