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Re: [OM] EV-ignorance

Subject: Re: [OM] EV-ignorance
From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:51:48 -0500 (CDT)
I wrote:
> 
> Ev is not a measure of light and has no functional relationship
> with light levels. It is a measure of exposure only, and is a 
> function of shutter speed and aperture, and nothing else. Light 
> meters can be set to give Ev readouts, but the value shown is 
> a recommended exposure, which will change with the ISO setting,
> not a measure of light. 

I should add that the meter-recommended Ev will vary with the
calibration constant chosen by the maker.

Paul

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