. The American annual of photography. fe c^ r^ ^ CM 13 0) S (h •* 300 13 95. EXPOSURE METERS By J. W. EARLY GENERAL motto for making an exposure is,If in doubt, over-expose, which is a very goodone, but the efficacy of a longer exposure thanthat indicated by a reHable exposure table ormeter is doubtful. These tables and meters arecalculated to give full shadow detail, and a longer exposure isuseful only in exceptional cases. Some articles dealing withsnap-shot work state that it is useless to make an exposurewhen the meter calls for anything less than 1/25 of a second,and recommend giving just
. The American annual of photography. fe c^ r^ ^ CM 13 0) S (h •* 300 13 95. EXPOSURE METERS By J. W. EARLY GENERAL motto for making an exposure is,If in doubt, over-expose, which is a very goodone, but the efficacy of a longer exposure thanthat indicated by a reHable exposure table ormeter is doubtful. These tables and meters arecalculated to give full shadow detail, and a longer exposure isuseful only in exceptional cases. Some articles dealing withsnap-shot work state that it is useless to make an exposurewhen the meter calls for anything less than 1/25 of a second,and recommend giving just a little more than it calls for. Theexperience of the writer is that the best results are usuallyobtained with an exposure of not more, and sometimes less,than that called for by the meter, and the negatives developedas will be explained a little later. There are exceptions, however, when it is advisable to givemore. One must use his judgment, for there are a number ofconditions that tend to increase or decrease the exposure indi-cated by the meter. The photographic film
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