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S e t t i n g F i l m S p e e d p o g e 5

A S A E x p o s u e I n d e e s , . 6

H o l d n g M e t e r 8

T o k i n q R e f l e c t e d L i g h t R e o d i n g s .9

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Sn o w, Se q o n d W o te r S c e n e s . . r . 1 3

I n o c c e s s i b l e O b i e c t s . . . . . . r . . . . . . 1 4

S e k o n i c A m p l i f t e r . . ' . . . o . . . . 1 5

D o r k , D i m l y L i t S u b i e c t s . . j . 1 6

C o l o r P h o t o g r o p h y . . 1 7

D i r e c t R e o d i n g s i n L V S N u m b e r s . . 1 8

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GENERALCENTS

A i m y o u r m e t e r d i r e c t l y o t

t h e sce n e o r ce n te r -o f - i n t e re s t

f r o m c o m e r q p o s i t i o n .

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i n c h e s . A v o i d c o t s i n g o s h o d o w

o n t h e s u b i e c t w i t h t h e m e t e ' r ;

o l s o p r e v e n t t h e l i g h t s o u r c e

f r o m s h i n i n g d i r e c i l y i n t o t h e

m e t e r . T h e m e t e r m o y b e

d i r e c t e d o t t h e s h o d o w s o n d

t h e h i g h l i g h t s o n d t h e r e s u l t s

o v e r o g e d t o y i e l d o p l q s s i n g

o v e r o g e e x p o s u r e .

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l i g h t i n g s i m i l o r t o t h o t o f t h e s u b -

i e c t , s u c h o s f i u ^ s ho n e s ,

f o l i o g e , r o c k s o n d

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c o n b e o d o p t e d f o r e x -

t r e m e l y l o w l i g h t r e o d i n g s ,

b y u s i n g t h e s u p e r - s e n s i t i v e

S e k o n i c A m p l i f i e r . T h i s u n i t i s

o n e x t r e m e l y h o d y , h u m i d i t y - p r o o f

u n i t - o t r i u m p h o f S e k o n i c e n g i n e e r i n g .

I t s l i p s i n t o t h e s o c k e t s p r o v i d e d o n t h e

I ' i : " u n d e rs i d e o f t h e L -8 me te r , o n d i n c re o se s b y

l 0 t i m e s t h e l o w - l i g h t s e n s i t i v i t y o f t h e p h o t o e l e c t r i c

u n t .

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IN VERYDARKPTACES

I n v e r y d o r k p l o c e s , o . t t o c h t h e o m p l i f i e r o n d t o k e o

r e o d i n g w i t h t h e c o v e r o p e n e d , u s i n g t h e y e l l o w

m o r k e r . S h o u l d t h e n e e d l e n o t m o v e e v e n w i t h

t h e o m p l i f i e r o t t o c h e d , p o i n t y o u r m e t e r f r o m

t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e s u b i e c t t o w o r d s t h e s o u r c e

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o n d t h e r e f o r e r e q u r e o c c u r o t e e x -

p o s u r e . T h e S E K O N I C L - 8 i s d e s i g n -

e d o n d c o n s t r u c t e d t o p r o v i d e p r e c i s e

e x p o s u r e r e o d n g f o r t h s t y p e o f

f i l m . Th *e so me me th o d s o s d e sc r i b e d

f o r v q r i o u s t y p e s o f s u b i e c t s o p p l y

w h e n u s i n g c o l o r f i l m . S e t t h e A S A

s c q l e o f t h e , c o m p u t e r o c c o r d i n g t o

th e f i l m ro t i n g g i ve n b y th e f l l m

m o n u o c t u r e r .

CAUSION : Co l o r f i l m y i e l d s b e s t

r e s u l t s w h e n t h e s u b i e c t d o e s n ot h o v e

t o o ' g r e g to c o n t r o s t r q n g e ( d e e p

s h o d o w s , u n d b r i g h t h i g h t i g h t s ) . F t o t

l i g h t i n g th e re fo re y i e l d s m o s t p l e o s i n g

e f fec ts .

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B e c o u s e o f i t s s i m p l i c i t y o n d r e l i o b i l i t y , t h e "

e i d e n t " m e t h o d i s p r e f e r r e d b y m o n y o d v o n c

p h o t o g r o p h e r s f o r b l o c k o n d w h i t e q s w e l l

c o l o r p h o t o g r o p h y , o n d i f p r o p e r l y u s e d , o s s u

t h e p e r f e c t i o n i n e x p o s u r e w i t h o u t w h i c h r e o l l y f i

p h o t o g r o p h s c o n n o t b e o b t o i n e d .

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A l wo ys u se th e i n c i d e n t ' t i g h t o t t o ch me n t . Ho l d

th e me te r o t t h e ce n te r o f i n t e re s t o f t h e

s u b i e c t o n d o i m i t o t t h e c o m e r o . ( p o g " 7 )

I n c o s e t h e s u b i e c t i s i n o c c e s s i b l e , t h e i n c i d e n t

l i g h t mq y b e me o su re df ro m o n y o th e r p l o ce

wh e re th e i l l u m i n o t i o n i s i u d g e d to b e th e so me ,

r e m e m b e r i n g t h o t t h e m e t e r i s o l w o y s o i m e d

f o w q r d t h e c o m e r o .

I n s o m e c o s e s t i s d e s i r o b l e t o m e o s u r e i n c i d e n t

l i g h t b y p o i n t i n g t h e m e t e r " w i t h t h e i n c i d e n t -

l i g h t o t t o c h m e n t i n p l o c e , t o w o r d t h e " k e y " o r

m o i n l i g h t s o u r c e i n s t e o d o f t o w o r d t h e c o m e r o .

Ho l d th e me te r o s c l o se t o th e su b i e c t o s p o s '

s i b l e , o r i n o p l o c e w h e r e t h e i l l u m i n o t i o n i s

s o m e . A i m t h e m e t e r o t t h e k " y l i g h t s o u r c e

o n d t o k e o r e o d i n g o s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e p r e c e d -

i n g p o g e s . Th e co r re c t e xp o su re i s o b to i n e d

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sp e Gd fo r o n y g i ve n " f r o me s-p e r - se co n d , ,

se t t i n g : t h u s yo u n e e d ch o o se o n l y th e o n e

l e n s o p e n i n g o r f / s t o p th o t g o e s w i t h th e

sc tu o l sh u l t e r sp e e d o f yo u r mo v i e co me ro .

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f rcme l , f rom 8 to 61 , o re engroved on

th e d i o l . F i n d l h e n u mb e r o f f r o me s o f

yo u r co me ro o n , ' . f h ed i o l o n d d e l e rm i n e

f / r t o p o p p o r i t e l h c n u mb e r ,

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