> > From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/19 Thu PM 12:44:38 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Understanding exposure? Recommendations? > > On a lens that changes from 4.5 on the short end to 5.6 on the long end, > it's difficult to ascertain exactly where it changes, so you don't know > which value is being used, thus making it harder to determine the exact > exposure. > > At least, this =seems= to be what Shel means.
So variable _aperture_, not focus....... > > > frank theriault wrote: > > On 5/18/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <snip>Do not use a > > > >>variable focus zoom lens when learning exposure. <snip> > > > > > > Why would you give that advice, Shel, when talking about exposure? > > > > I would think that when learning composition, eliminating as many > > variables as possible means that one can concentrate on the task at > > hand, rather than fiddling with focal length. > > > > But what does it have to do with exposure? > > > > I'm not taking you to task WRT your statement, or or questioning the > > validity of it, I just don't understand it. > > > > thanks, > > frank > > > > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked by McAfee visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
