User manual
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M 0
REA
B 0 U T When the camera
is
set for automatic exposure control, the
US
I N G
THE
lens opening
is
controlled
by
the over-all brightness
of
the
field as seen
by
the exposure meter.
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EX
PO
SUR
E
]f
the field
is
evenly illuminated (see illustration) and
lacks great contrast, the exposure provided
by
the meter
M
ET
E R can
be
used automatically without modification. This ap-
plies also when the highlight and shadow areas are
of
about
the same size and
of
equal interest. This
is
especially
true with black-and-white film, due to its great exposure latitude.
Under certain conditions, better exposure
is
obtained
by
modifying the use
of
the exposure meter.
For
example: Suppose you desire to take a picture
of
a
person wearing light-colored clothing and occupying approximately half
of
the
field against a
very dark background. With the camera set for automatic expo-
sure control, the meter, reading the over-all brightness
of
the field,
will
produce a
picture
in
which the person will be slightly overexposed. This
is
particularly true
with color films, due to their relatively limited exposure latitude.
To
obtain a better exposure
of
the subject
of
principal interest, proceed as
follows:
1 Step close to the person to take a reading
of
the light reflected by the subject only
(see
bottom
illustration).