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Re: [OM] ... graduated fliters...

Subject: Re: [OM] ... graduated fliters...
From: "claire" <clairetm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 23:27:54 +0800
Dear Keith,
U wrote...

>Makes sense to me. The whole point of a graduated filter is to prevent the
>sky 'bleaching out' so if you apply any compensation to the exposure for
the
>unfiltered scene you're defeating its purpose. I'd suggest taking a meter
>reading without the filter and then with it in place, setting the
>compensation dial to bring the EV back to the original one. Providing you
>don't slide the filter down to affect the non-sky area (or up for a
>reflection), that should be your standard filter factor. Hope that's
>comprehensible.
>
>Regards,
>Keith Berry (Birmingham, England)
>keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
>http://homepages.which.net/~k.berry
>

Why can't I just use the spotmeter on my OM4Ti and take readings off the
landscape parts ? The 4Ti has TTL metering. So why the technique of removing
then fitting the filter  again ?

TMLee


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