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Re: [OM] bracketing was response to my filter questions....

Subject: Re: [OM] bracketing was response to my filter questions....
From: Denton Taylor <denton@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 20:58:59 -0500
>>> > My mileage certainly did.  Just after getting my OM-4, I went on a trip
> > to Chile.  I dutifully spot-metered about 750f my shots using a linear
> > polarizer.  Almost every one of those shots was 1-3 stops overexposed,
> > and all are of course irreplaceable.
> 
>   Geez, Lee...irreplaceable shots, and you did not bracket ? What if the
> processor's chemistry was a bit "hot" that day, temperature or run-wise ?
> Or your shutter fast/slow ?
> What if the emulsion was a bit off ? All of this can and does happen.
> A third of a stop easily can result. When
> it counts, BRACKET!! When it is REALLY important, BLH (bracket like hell)
> and get it on two different cameras/rolls. Do not send them all in at the
> same time. Wait to see how the first set comes out. If it is E-6 you may
> have the option of doing a clip test & pushing/pulling it.


Now I must say, I find the idea of bracketing to be wasteful and definitely
not in line with the minimalist thinking approach that an OM body
encourages. What's the point of having a sophisticated spot metering system
if one resorts to the spray-and-pray style of photography? May as well get
a Nikon or Canon auto-everything!

I feel a sense of pride when I take only one shot, as I usually do, and get
that exposure right on the money. If I blow it, I know I have to work harder!

Besides, Lee says his exposures were off as much as three stops. Would you
bracket 1/2 stop in each direction for three stops? That's 12 exposures per
subject!

Once in a while I find myself needing to bracket, but I do it as little as
possible...


Regards,
Denton Taylor
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