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

Subject: Re: [OM] bracketing was response to my filter questions....
From: "R. Lee Hawkins" <lhawkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 00:33:46 -0500
Cc: lhawkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In your message dated: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 20:58:59 EST you write:
>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...

Thanks, Denton.  Very well said!  You said exactly what I was thinking.

Cheers,
--Lee

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