Velocity Reviews - Re: Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On Sunday, 25 November 2012 08:03:48 UTC, Alfred Molon wrote:
> In article <XtOdnT6OV6iS5SzNnZ2dnUVZ_radnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
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> > f/16 x 1/125 - sunny
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> > f/11 x 1/125 - part cloudy
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> > f/8 x 1/125 - cloudy
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> > etc.. ...
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> > As a kid that's all I needed....
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> Doesn't this rule depend on location and time? The sun in Sweden is
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> different from the sun in the tropics, and the sun at noon different
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> Alfred Molon
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>When I used Kodachrome ASA 10 I had a Jonson exposure calculator which "dialed in" factors such as latitude, month, time of day, film speed, sunny etc, side or front lighting, in sun or shade, type of subject. A bit time consuming but usually accurate exposure. Slide film has similar latitude to digital and negative film rather more - difference is speed of confirmation of exposure accuracy ie seconds compared to days.