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Re: [OM] F280 balance fill

Subject: Re: [OM] F280 balance fill
From: Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 14:57:09 -0400
On Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at 11:06, gries <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] F280 balance fill" saying:

> Alright, so I need to rely on the chart to make a balanced fill?  Lets
> just say that I am shooting in bright daylight (sunny 16) and I want to
> reduce the shadows in someone eyes to look more natural.
> 
> My scene is metering at f5.6 @ 1/1000  from the chart, it looks like for
> ASA 100, I will have to be at approx. 2.2' from the subject, no matter
> what aperture I use since the corresponding shutter speeds are
> relatively level. (i.e. 1/2000 @ f4)
> 
> My question also is: how do I shoot someone at 10'?  The camera on AUTO
> will not let me (unless I use exp. comp.) do a 1/125 @ f6.3.

Get out of the sunlite! The F280 FP fill isn't very usefull, tho it would 
help fill in eyesockets if you got a little closer.

Tom
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