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Sunny 16 Doesn’t seem to work with my T6

Started Sep 17, 2019 | Discussions thread
Ray UK Contributing Member • Posts: 977
Re: Sunny 16 Doesn’t seem to work with my T6

The sunny 16 rule is an approximation and cannot be relied upon to test a light meter. There are too many variables involved, sunlight varies throughout the day and seasons it also depends on where you are in the world, then you have the added complication of finding a subject that will reflect the right amount of light.

It can work with an average subject (whatever that is) on the right day and will probably give you an exposure that is +/- 1 stop of correct but then you may need to process the shot accordingly, if you are just going to shoot jpeg and let the camera work it out for you then there is an even greater chance that it will go wrong.

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