On Fri, 14 May 1999 04:57:12 -0700, William Sommerwerck wrote:
>I was surprised at the generally incorrect responses to the original question,
>the most-common being that, since the meter reads through the lens,
>compensation is automatic. Well, it ain't.
No need to get testy, you have missed the point.
The meter sees X amount of light through the lens. When you adjust
the aperture ring, it simply registers how many stops from X you have
set and compensates for that. In other words, if X is the ambient
light at the meter, and Y is the number of stops closed down from
that aperture, the indicated shutter speed will be computed using the
formula X-Y=available light.
BBB
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