Quote Originally Posted by jamgolf View Post
I should most probably use the manufacturer's recommendations but just as an interesting exercise, I might do an experiment comparing similar exposures using metered value vs manufacturer's EV factor.
I too will be interested in your findings.

I remember starting out with my Lee polyester b/w set, and being suspicious of their easy confidence in compensation stops. I decided not to overthink it, just go with their numbers, see the results, and make any judgment calls with more time in the woods and general field notes.

My overall experience? Their numbers have worked, I’d estimate, for 95% of my diverse landscape shots. I’m thankful my field notes haven’t led to a lot of over-thinking and distracting rationalizations. If I didn’t take notes, maybe that’s the situation I’d find myself in.

(For those who might be curious, here’s what Lee recommends for their set: )

Yellow # 8 (+1/3 stop)
Yellow-Green #11 (+1 2/3 stops)
Orange #21 (+1 stop)
Red #23a (+2 stops)