Sunny 16 question

[Ko.Fe.]

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Film is very forgiving. Even slide.
For sometime you could use mobile phone meter to learn exposure. Don’t need camera for it.

 But rules with iso 400 are simple.

1/500 if sunny. F11 on sunny side, f8 on shadow side, f5.6 in the shadow.

Ir cloudy, use 1/250 with same apertures.

This is really it.

In low light do not afraid to use low shutter speeds and large apertures. You won’t overexpose on film as it happens with digital.

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[shirubadanieru]

Just wrote this on a separate thread, but sharing it here too. If shooting on a sunny day you can use the following settings, that's what I do at least.

More than anything, I suggest overexposing 1 stop by default to always avoid underexposure. If you are shooting a ISO 400 film, just shoot it as if it were a ISO 200 film.

Then, use the Sunny 16 rule concept and set the camera as below:

• Shutter Speed: 1/500 (I leave it at 1/500 for most part and just move the aperture as below)
• If on bright areas: F11
• If on high contrast areas: F5.6 (+2 stops)
• If under shade: F2.8 (+4 stops)

The above cover most scenes, so just remember F11 --> F5.6 --> F2.8 and that's it.

• PS: If under strong shade it's around +6 stops difference, so just set it at 1/125 F2.8 (or 1/500 F1.4 depending on the lens you have)
• PS2: If indoors, it's around +10 stops difference

Been shooting like this, never underexposed a shot. Hope it helps!