On Fri, 05 Jan 2001 13:41:29 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>I was talking with Mark Dalal earlier today, and he suggested
>that one thing to consider with ambient light macro work is
>the amount of exposure compensation you will need at full
>extension. I thought that if I used a camera with a TTL
>metering system, such as the LX or MX, compensation would not
>be necessary. Since I'll be bracketing a fair amount IAC,
>this might not be much of a consideration on the first project
>or two that I'm doing. But when working with a subject that
>won't allow bracketing, what do I have to be aware of WRT
>exposure compensation even though I'd be using a metered
>camera?
When metering through the camera you don't have to do any other
compensation. This is true for TTL flash also.
If you are using manual flash (or non-TTL auto) or are metering with a
light meter then you do have to take into account lens extension and
other factors.
Leon
http://www.bluering.org.au
http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
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