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Manual lenses on DSLR -- how do you gauge proper exposure?


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08-08-2012, 01:44 PM   #16
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I'm the opposite as I set the shutter and adjust aperture and use exposure compensation to tweak if needed.
I just tried that and quickly found that I wanted a third hand for focusing. With newer lenses and two e-dials, all the exposure stuff is on one hand, no problem.
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