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Re: [OM] F280 & multi-spot

Subject: Re: [OM] F280 & multi-spot
From: Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:30:35 -0400
On Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at 8:18, gries <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] F280 & multi-spot" saying:

> I am glad to see such a thorough discussion on one of my most
> mis-understood subjects.
> 
> Let's try to put this in practical terms.  Say that I am just walking
> around and need to get that fill flash on the dark side of an object
> whose background is quite bright (a person in from of a sunset for
> example).  If the scene meters 1/1000 at f11, but the chart shows me
> that the super FP output is best at a distance of approx. 1 meter, how
> do I photograph something that is 2 meters away?  

That's for a full exposure. for 1 stop down, it's perfect, avoiding a 
"flash" look. I suggest using the chart & exposure to choose your distance 
& the focal length to frame it.

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