JohnUK
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I am used to night photography with my DSLR but want to try with my Leica iiif. I understand how to set the Leica up and take Bulb shots and have the tripod and shutter release cable etc.
I have looked at Fred Parkers exposure calculator and another one online too, and have a good idea now of how to guestimate the times for my manual rangefinder camera.
However, I can see that it would help to, firstly, fully understand what Fred means by the situations he describes and secondly, to have some experience and practice of taking such long exposures.
I am hoping that experienced photographers here may be able to help me in this regard and answer the questions below. Any help would hopefully cut through a great deal of trial and error on my part, help others in the future and, be very welcome.
1a What examples come within the two categories a subject lit by dim ambient artificial light ?At 400iso and f16 the categories are 1minute and 2minutes.
1b Can anyone give some examples of these two types of lighting which, I have also seen described elsewhere, as subjects lit by artificial light- (1 minute) and by dim or indirect lighting- (2 minutes) ?
2 What is the difference between subjects under bright street lights which are 4 seconds at 400 iso f16 and brightly lit night streets which appear to be ½ second at the same settings?
3 I can understand floodlit buildings fountains and monuments and, indeed subjects under bright street lights being 4 seconds at 400 iso and f16 but I then struggle to know what can and should be shot with a shutter speed of between 4 seconds to 1 and indeed 2 minutes (other than fireworks, lightning and distance view of skyline and distant floodlit buildings)
John
I have looked at Fred Parkers exposure calculator and another one online too, and have a good idea now of how to guestimate the times for my manual rangefinder camera.
However, I can see that it would help to, firstly, fully understand what Fred means by the situations he describes and secondly, to have some experience and practice of taking such long exposures.
I am hoping that experienced photographers here may be able to help me in this regard and answer the questions below. Any help would hopefully cut through a great deal of trial and error on my part, help others in the future and, be very welcome.
1a What examples come within the two categories a subject lit by dim ambient artificial light ?At 400iso and f16 the categories are 1minute and 2minutes.
1b Can anyone give some examples of these two types of lighting which, I have also seen described elsewhere, as subjects lit by artificial light- (1 minute) and by dim or indirect lighting- (2 minutes) ?
2 What is the difference between subjects under bright street lights which are 4 seconds at 400 iso f16 and brightly lit night streets which appear to be ½ second at the same settings?
3 I can understand floodlit buildings fountains and monuments and, indeed subjects under bright street lights being 4 seconds at 400 iso and f16 but I then struggle to know what can and should be shot with a shutter speed of between 4 seconds to 1 and indeed 2 minutes (other than fireworks, lightning and distance view of skyline and distant floodlit buildings)
John