by "Max Perl" <max_perl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 16, 2008 at 10:59 PM
"Howard Lester" <heylester@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> skrev i en meddelelse
news:nYqdnaeYm4VXz5vVnZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Max Perl" wrote
>
>> When you use a view camera for macro work you have long extention on
the
>> bellows.
>> You then need to compensate for the lost light to calculate a proper
>> exposure.
>> Does somebody have an easy way to calculate the exposure compensation?
>
> Calumet Photo used to (still does?) sell an inexpensive (under $10)
> "close-up calculator." It consists of a square about 1-1/2" on each side
> (one face is black, the other white), and a "ruler" that you place on
the
> ground glass. You place the small square piece up against your subject.
> With the "ruler" you measure the size of the square as its image appears
> on the ground glass and you read directly in f/stops the amount of extra
> exposure required.
>
Then it must be this one?
http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/CC9201/
