Exposure Correction - FUJICA STX-1 Manual De Instrucciones

EXPOSURE CORRECTION
An y normal subJeCt c an be accurately exposed by
follow• ng the meter read1ng. However. best results
are Ob ta•n ed under the following situauons by
corr ectmg the exposu re.
1. Backlighted Subjects. etc .
Sac..,lJah te d su bJeCts or sk1 scenes. wh1ch
ar~
domi-
natt?d . . . . by w hite areas and strong reflect1ons. will tu rn
out . . . .
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the mam subJeC t underexposed . By opening
'''" apertu re by 1/ 2 or 1 full stop. or by approachong
me rnau1 sub) ect to measure the ltght intenstty, it
can b~J co rrectly exposed .
2. Spot-lighted Subjects, etc.
l\.
p~ r son
stand•ng before a black background or a
spa! ltgh ted su b,ec t '" a stage play w1ll be •nfluenced
by tl'c da rk surr ound1ngs and turn out overexposed.
1110 a pen ure should be stopped down by l / 2 or l
l lJ11 stO p befow that •ndt c at ed by th e meter.
3 . Copying Documents
The ma jor portion of most documents are occupied
by wh ite areas. The situation calfs for opening the
aperture by l full stop from that indicated by the
meter.
If you want to be more precise. place an 18%
standard reflectance card in front of the camera and
set the exposure w ith the exposure meter.
For max1mUm corner-tc-corner sharpness. the mini-
mum pracucaf aperture should be used for copying
work and for taking close-ups.
4 . Taking Advantage of the Eye Cup
With the aperture stopped weil down. the light
reflected from your eve or spectacles (if you are
wearing them) w ill reach the focusing glass and
shghtly influence Jhe meter read ing. To avoid thiS,
use an Eve Cup, over the Viewfinder eyepiece.
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