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Hi all. I've been mooching of this forum for a couple of years and I thought it was about time for me to make a small contribution. I looked and wasn't able to find a similar tip anywhere. My apologies if it's a rerun.
I use this trick to quickly set up the camera exposure for all my scenes: Shutter Speed and Film Speed are inversely related so if you set them to the same number (i.e. 200) they cancel each other out and the only value you have to worry about is the f-stop. I use F10 through F16 on exterior scenes (dusk through noon) and F3 through F6 for interiors.
If you're working with DOF or motion blur than this obviously isn't going to work for you. If not, then this means exposure adjustments are controlled through one setting and the process is quick and painless.
Hope this helps somebody and thanks to all the regulars for all the help you've given me!
Yan
I use this trick to quickly set up the camera exposure for all my scenes: Shutter Speed and Film Speed are inversely related so if you set them to the same number (i.e. 200) they cancel each other out and the only value you have to worry about is the f-stop. I use F10 through F16 on exterior scenes (dusk through noon) and F3 through F6 for interiors.
If you're working with DOF or motion blur than this obviously isn't going to work for you. If not, then this means exposure adjustments are controlled through one setting and the process is quick and painless.
Hope this helps somebody and thanks to all the regulars for all the help you've given me!
Yan
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