60D users, friends and their random OT B.S. (II)

So how many of you can look at light in a room and guess pretty accurately the exposure? I am being mentored by a wedding photog and he suggested that I practice that to be able to read the light. I tried in my living room and was off by a stop. When I switched to outside, I knew it'd be different (duh) but it was 7 stops different. :O I think it will be a good exercise for me.

I've been trying to do that myself lately starting with what I am trying to accomplish in my shot. Freezing, motion, DoF, etc. It helps determining the ISO range I can use to get the right shutter or aperture

Brenda outside is easy learn the sunny 16 rule and you will pretty much be in the right ballpark most times
Eg sunny day = ISO 100 f16 1/125 from this you then adjust to wherever you want, if you google this it will explain much better than me.

pauly916 wrote in post #16870541
Brenda outside is easy learn the sunny 16 rule and you will pretty much be in the right ballpark most times
Eg sunny day = ISO 100 f16 1/125 from this you then adjust to wherever you want, if you google this it will explain much better than me.

To go a little more on that, with the sunny 16 rule your ISO and shutter speed should match (approx)
ISO 100=1/125s
ISO 200=1/200s
ISO 400=1/400s
etc.

isn't it depending on the scene and the effect you want? whether you wanna freeze action or control DOF? HSS etc.

vinmunoz wrote in post #16870587
isn't it depending on the scene and the effect you want? whether you wanna freeze action or control DOF? HSS etc.

Yes of course it is. The sunny sixteen is just a start point that should give you a decent exposure.
So you want depth of field you change aperture to f2.8 and raise your shutter speed five stops that will give you the same exposure..... Easy

cool. thanks.

I take zhe picturez and thenz I chimp and adjust...not so goodz ats zhe maths..

pauly916 wrote in post #16870392
Man I live in the uk, even my air rifle is limited to 14 1/2 pounds per foot it sucks lol

Oh yeah haha. Don't worry, the US isn't far behind you guys.

pauly916 wrote in post #16870306
This is what I would be doing...lol I only have an air rifle though but if I had a glock oh would I have some fun
Check this out.
http://www.dailymail.c​o.uk …aring-everyday-items.html

That is awesome! Don't think I have the required fire power either. I may start with something "lame" like popping balloons with a pin, breaking things with a hammer, or something.

Str0ntium wrote in post #16870336
That's what I was thinking how it worked. How big is the sensor hole? Might be a chore to aim the laser correctly from afar depending on where it's needed.

You are right, the laser sensor is small - only about 1/8" - so yea, for long distances it will be a challenge. Should be no problem though for 10-20' I think.

Keyan wrote in post #16870644
I take zhe picturez and thenz I chimp and adjust...not so goodz ats zhe maths..

I use the same formula, I am sure there is a name for it

Not sure if I posted this already:

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^^ Very nice symmetry, CJ.

I call this one "Good Morning":

pauly916 wrote in post #16870392
Man I live in the uk, even my air rifle is limited to 14 1/2 pounds per foot it sucks lol

wonder what the rate of gun crime/stupid hillbilly gun accidents you guys have over there compared to us.

CJCMarquez wrote in post #16870537
I've been trying to do that myself lately starting with what I am trying to accomplish in my shot. Freezing, motion, DoF, etc. It helps determining the ISO range I can use to get the right shutter or aperture

pauly916 wrote in post #16870541
Brenda outside is easy learn the sunny 16 rule and you will pretty much be in the right ballpark most times
Eg sunny day = ISO 100 f16 1/125 from this you then adjust to wherever you want, if you google this it will explain much better than me.

CJCMarquez wrote in post #16870579
To go a little more on that, with the sunny 16 rule your ISO and shutter speed should match (approx)
ISO 100=1/125s
ISO 200=1/200s
ISO 400=1/400s
etc.

Yes, I'm aware of sunny 16. Moony 11, too...or something like that. Lol
It's just good for me to engage the ole brain a little bit more so I have less "what in the world happened?...oh yeah..." moments. When I shot outside earlier I was at 2.8 and neglected to think about sunny 16, I was trying to see if my eyes could "see" how many stops were different from inside the house. Either way it was kind of fun.

Y2K wrote in post #16870903
^^ Very nice symmetry, CJ.

I call this one "Good Morning":

A bona fide cutthroat blade! Wow!

Last one I saw was when I was in Berkeley doing my PhD. I used to go to a Hawaian barber who used the cutthroat blade to cut hair. The results were fantastic... when he was sober! He was an alcoholic...

I figured out that by 1300 he was blotto! So I always booked a morning appointment!