Posted by BERT on October 27, 2000 at 22:17:20:
In Reply to: Re: old timer tricks posted by Bob Stoddard on October 27, 2000 at 19:15:08:: You either have to be old or into camera history and
collecting (I qualify both ways!) to know what these were, but
basically they measured the brightness of the illumination from a
scene by passing it through a scale of graduated density, with a
number beside each density segment. You got your reading of
illumination intensity by noting the highest number that you could
read with the available light, i.e., the point at which visual
extinction occurred. They were usually very compact and
inexpensive, with nothing to break down, but they weren't noted for
very good accuracy, since different individuals could disagree as
to where the visual extinction point occurred.
RKS--------------------------
Sorry Bob--That may have been another old timer
trick (with accessories) The close down to no
color was strickly with the eyeballs--no gadgets--I have tried this
method several times with
some good and some bad results--but was carefull to take notes on
settings--Has been a while so
do not remember which film I used--do remember
that ASA was about 25, and I used my Graphic
roll back on my 4x5 D with #34 barrel lens--most
old timers had to find ways to shoot fast, and
good, without any gadgets!!!