"Roland Karlsson" wrote in message
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"David J. Littleboy" wrote in
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Does the "sunny 16" exposure rule apply to digicams?

Yes.

No. It applies to negative films where there's enough latitude that
the printer can rescue your incorrect exposures. It's advisable to use
the meter (and the histogram) with slide films and digital cameras, or
with negative films if you care about getting the most from the film.

The sunny 16 rule is very dependable in bright sunshine as our
Sun is a very dependable source of light. If it was not, we would
be in great trouble.

If you care about your exposures, you'll find that Sunny 16 is rarely
correct.

Of course, a meeter is needed for the shadows. But for well lit parts,
nope not at all.

It's not just shadows: sunny 16 simply is simply wrong too much of the time
to use for slides and digital.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan