Hello all
I'm relatively new to large format and have a beginners question that I can't seem to find an answer to anywhere else. I am shooting 4x5 on a Linhof Kardan Color 45s and a Super Graphic, both of which I find fascinating to use and my early results have been a mixture of disappointment and awe.
Being at this moment unable to afford a spot meter I tend to do the best I can with the metering from an SLR but it's not ideal. I've seen standard exposures for various scenes - sunny 16 etc. What I was wondering though is this:
If I'm looking at the ground glass and I can see my image fairly clearly in the available light at f5.6 - what exposure for say Velvia or Delta 100 would I need for the image to appear on film exactly as I see it on the groundglass? Could I use that as a starting point to calculate exposure? Or are there too many variables to do this accurately?
Thanks
Mike
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