Hi Gord,
I have done extensive tests on this and found that squinting into a light
meter with both eyes results in a two stop under-exposure, one eye one
stop, etc. Your suggestion about wearing sunglasses is a very good one,
they are worth another stop at least, if they are Polaroid sunglasses all
the better (reflections, etc).
Your tip about the B setting is a good one, that can really help to "burn
in" those troublesome highlights which saves a lot of fiddly work under the
enlarger later on.
Andrew McPhee
>Hi Andrew:
>
>Good Point!
>I wasn't sure of which eye, would both add an extra half a stop?
>Then there is also the possibility of wearing sunglasses while shooting too.
>
>A new technical point- Oly has a special 'backless' speed setting setting
>that you have to secretly release to get into - cleverly called "B" and
>marked in secretive red it allows extra time to cut through the fog, just
>one more tool in the arsenal of innovation.
>
>Gord.
>>Try squinting while you do it. It cuts down the light by a couple of stops
>> at least, probably enough to prevent the fog.
>>
>>Andrew McPhee
>>>At 06:21 PM 21/11/2004 +1100, AndrewF wrote:
>>>
>>><snip> Of course there is the need to adjust the position of the film guide
>>>pins (where did I leave the Dremel?) and even on the slow films I'm
>>>getting a slight but unacceptable increase in the level of base fog.
>>>Any suggestions?
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