Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/30
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Frank,
Sunny 16 in a nutshell: use the ISO number (or thereabouts) as the
shutterspeed, and on a sunny day, the exposure will be f 16.
Johnny Deadman has a good article on his website on this:
http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/techniques/exposure.html
Or you can use the Carter/Cassidy Free Lightmeter. Quite accurate.
http://www.sonc.com/lightmeter.htm
Regards,
Sonny
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From: "Frank Farmer" <frankandaubrey@mindspring.com>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: [Leica] sunny 16 rule
> I was wondering while reading the moon shot string what exactly the
"sunny 16
> rule" is. Perhaps a novice's quesiton but I don't have a clue all
the same.
> I've always just used the choices of meters available in whatever
camera I was
> using. Is this a method of bypassing a meter in some circumstances?
A
> starting point, perhaps? Just wondering. Thanks.
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> Frank
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> "The law, like sausage, is best not seen made." -- Unknown
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