If you have a VERY dark subject, it might be beyond the ability of the film to
accurately record the dark tones, but it should place them at the right point
on the tonal scale.
You might have to open up to force the tones up where you can see the detail,
but that action should make the tones appear lighter than they really are.
Skip
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>Subject: Re: [OM] Re: meters
> From: Matt BenDaniel <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 17:02:42 -0400
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Skip,
>
>Let's say I'm taking a picture of a very dark subject (e.g. the side of a
>black camera lens) to sell on eBay. If an exposure of it yields very dark
>tones, then the buyer cannot see detail on the lens body. So instead I want
>the object to appear in tones of gray. Based on an incident flash reading at
>the subject, I would probably need to open up a stop or two from that.
>
>I admit I am not experienced in this domain. I have only recently acquired a
>Minolta IV F, with incident and 5 degree reflectance attachments.
>
>Matt
>
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