Monday, December 8, 2008

Bellows Extension Compensation

When doing close up work in large format photography, there are several mathematically based formulas to figure out how to compensate for the extra space that the light has to travel.  Because the light has to travel further to hit the film plane, typical light meter exposure has to be adjusted. Here are a few formulas:

BE=bellows extension  FL=focal length    

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