Shutterbug Strasse

• Re: - - Turn The FTn Over, So You're Looking At The Bottom of Lens Mount... - Tim P 13:15:35 03/07/02 (3)
  In Reply to: - - Turn The FTn Over, So You're Looking At The Bottom of Lens Mount... posted by john c. on March 07, 2002 at 09:12:57:

  Thanks- I was looking for the calibration pot. I have been setting the ASA 2 stops off to compensate for the meter being off- I wanted to adjust it so I wouldn't have to do that any more.

  They like hiding it under the leather/vinyl covering on many bodies, but I prefer not to lift it just to see.

  Tim
  
  

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  • - - If The Meter Calibration Internal Control is Off-Kilter... - john c. 13:35:09 03/08/02 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: - - Turn The FTn Over, So You're Looking At The Bottom of Lens Mount... posted by Tim P on March 07, 2002 at 13:15:35:

    ...you may just want to use the "Sunny/f16 Rule",
    or just shoot film which has
    wide exposure-latitudes, ---if you got INTO the
    camera, and found the calibration 'pot', how
    do you know that you'd be adjusting
    it the CORRECT way??---
    best just to leve it alone, and live
    with it by adjusting your methods of
    shooting with it at '2 stops off'-----
    
    

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    • Re: - - If The Meter Calibration Internal Control is Off-Kilter... - Tim P 16:06:20 03/08/02 (1)
      In Reply to: - - If The Meter Calibration Internal Control is Off-Kilter... posted by john c. on March 08, 2002 at 13:35:09:

      After shooting a roll, I found it to be underexposed. I compared the internal light meter to my hand held exposure meters (2) and determined that it read 2 stops differently. I set the camera for ASA 25 instead of 100 and it shoots normally, which corresponds to 2 stops.

      I planned to adjust the camera meter to agree with the other 2 since I felt the test was validated by the ASA speed change.

      Tim

      
      
      

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      • Re: - - If The Meter Calibration Internal Control is Off-Kilter... - Joe M 07:05:11 03/09/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: - - If The Meter Calibration Internal Control is Off-Kilter... posted by Tim P on March 08, 2002 at 16:06:20:

        you are doing the correct things.I am happy to hear your using a hand held meter as that is the preferred professional methed in incidence mode.Although the newest F5/100/80 have reliable meters.In tricky lighting situations I always use my cameras Spot meter reading ala Rock concerts, or check with my handheld.
        
        

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