Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/10

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Subject: [Leica] Underexposure in Tungsten Light
From: ericm at pobox.com (Eric)
Date: Tue Jan 10 07:36:23 2006
References: <p06230921bfe96e361e17@[10.0.1.2]>
 
Dick:

>I'm wondering what the experience of LUG is in dealing with tungsten 
>illumination.  Do you derate the film?  Do something else?

Whenever I take pictures of people, I'll take a reading off their faces if I
can.  Most of my subjects have light, fair skin, so I'll open up a stop from
whatever reading I get.  And then just fire away and let everything else
fall wherever it does.



--
Eric
http://canid.com/
In reply to: Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor) ([Leica] Underexposure in Tungsten Light)