In Reply to Ken Norton's mail:
>
> Recently I've decided to pay a little attention to the exposure guide as
> printed inside the film cartons. As I take pictures I've been noting the
> exposures and comparing them to the guide. Well, I'll be. They actually
> are accurate! Forget multispot metering, forget matrix metering, forget
> OTF metering and by all means forget the incident light meter. Just open
> up the film carton and just look at the guide.
>
I took a photo class in high school, late 70's. I was using an Exa II that had
been given to me. It had 5 shutter speeds, no light meter or ASA dial.
I really learned how to use the exposure guide and sunny 16 rule.
What really bothered me was the teacher telling me how could I use that
camera to take pictures with no way to set the ASA of the film. I kept
telling him, I loaded the film, looked at the exposure guide and took
the pictures. I had no clue he was the one teaching me.
It wasn't until a couple of years latter that I understood what the ASA
dial was for and that the teacher had no clue.
So a couple of months later I went and bought my first OM-1.
Every once in awhile I pull out the Exa and use it. It still works without
setting the ASA.
Sal
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