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HELPFUL HINTS ON EXPOSURE PROBLEMS' The light meter built into your KX correctly reads the average of the light reflected from the entire scene as seen through the viewfinder - with a little extra importance, or weight, given to what is in the center. Sometimes, however, there is a great difference between the light reflected from the background and the light reflected from the subject. In such a case, to achieve a really good photo, you must compensate for the difference by opening or closing down the aperture 1 or 2 steps. As a general rule, when the subject is darker than the background, you compensate by opening your aperture 1 or 2 steps further. For example: on a bright day, when your subject has his back to the sun and you are shooting directly toward the sun . . . or when you are shooting a subject against snow or light-colored sand . . . or when you are copying a page of black letters on white paper, increase the size of the aperture somewhat. When your subject is brighter than the background - if he is standing in a spotlight, for example - you make the aperture 1 or 2 steps smaller to compensate. # x,iiit1P4E,1 71, 20•

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HELPFUL
HINTS
ON
EXPOSURE
PROBLEMS'
The
light
meter
built
into
your
KX
correctly
reads
the
average
of
the
light
reflected
from
the
entire
scene
as
seen
through
the
viewfinder
—
with
a
little
extra
importance,
or
weight,
given
to
what
is
in
the
center.
Sometimes,
however,
there
is
a
great
difference
between
the
light
reflected
from
the
background
and
the
light
reflected
from
the
subject.
In
such
a
case,
to
achieve
a
really
good
photo,
you
must
compensate
for
the
difference
by
opening
or
closing
down
the
aperture
1
or
2
steps.
As
a
general
rule,
when
the
subject
is
darker
than
the
background,
you
compensate
by
opening
your
aperture
1
or
2
steps
further.
For
example:
on
a
bright
day,
when
your
subject
has
his
back
to
the
sun
and
you
are
shooting
directly
toward
the
sun
.
. .
or
when
you
are
shooting
a
subject
against
snow
or
light-colored
sand
.
.
.
or
when
you
are
copying
a
page
of
black
letters
on
white
paper,
increase
the
size
of
the
aperture
somewhat.
When
your
subject
is
brighter
than
the
background
—
if
he
is
standing
in
a
spotlight,
for
example
—
you
make
the
aperture
1
or
2
steps
smaller
to
compensate.
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