psreilly
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So i'm new to MF and i'm using a Mamiya rz67 pro ii unit. At the moment I don't have a light meter or the prism finder, so I can't see my reading digitally. So i'm going with basically what I see. My question is why is it always said that you should keep an f-stop of f/16 (sunny 16 rule) with 100-125 shutter speed and 100 ISO for "Perfect light" or damn near close? I mean i'm going for a look of my own which may not be in the best interest of going by that rule. Is that rule just there to kind of give you a general idea of what would be considered correct lighting? Cause I prefer a little bit of overexposure, just a slight meaning that my shutter speed may not ideally match up with ISO or my f/stop. Any help on this matter would be appreciated as i'm kind of confused. The shoot I have coming up is just a simple portrait underneath trees with a good amount of shade. So I don't plan on going above a f/8 and my ISO at 100 with a shutter speed at 100-250. Is that just so wrong when comparing it to the 16 rule?