Yeah, right.
Using the Lubutel at the weekend -
- assess DOF, set appropriate aperture, incident meter with minolta
4F, set shutter speed, compose, focus, check focus scale for
agreement, cock, fire, wind on...
Nothing to it.
Quite, er, spontaneous.
Andrew Fildes
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