Originally posted by Nesster Thanks Kevin - when I first started with folding cameras I was petrified about exposure - funny enough worried about over exposing things when the opposite is usual. But it was liberating, one realizes just how many approaches there are to 'correct' exposure - and focus, LOL!
Nesster, this is really true.
Since the youngest folders are nearing their 50th birthdays, the shutter speeds are off one way or another. You can only get a feel for
how they're off by shooting, taking some notes, and looking at the results.
I've got one Agfa folder where the shutter speeds are pretty close, and an Ansco where the fast speeds are OK and the slow speeds get progressively slower.
Correct exposure and focus is a relative thing so with a little experience you can trust your judgement. Negative films are better because there's a bigger margin for exposure error.
This was taken with my Agfa Isolette I. I set the focus for this in feet using the scale that's marked in meters. DOH! It came out OK: