Greg writes: > I have two exposure questions. > > 1. While testing a camera on the weekend I estimated the 101 year old > shutter speed to be 1/30 second. However I now feel my estimate was a wee > bit off. The negatives are almost solid black with only the faintest > discernable detail. The shots were of a city lit by direct sunlight at f32. > Does anyone have a rough idea of how many stops I was likely off by without > actually seeing the negatives which I didn't even bother fixing. howdy Greg.. 101 year old shutter.. medium speed.. maybe the shutter jammed open for a bit longer than the 1/30th anticipated. there's really no way to know just how much over exposure the poor neg got. > 2. While taking these photos I was only wearing one black sock and a lime > green thong. Was I overexposed? Ah.. THAT explains the results! :-) Seriously though, was this f32 the US system's f32 (Uniform System) or a more modern f32? karl
