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Response to Street Photography from Greece

from Dimitris Kioseoglou (kosefoto@otenet.gr)
Thank you all for your kind comments about my photographs. Jeff, I like to use cameras manually in order to control the exposure. I control the GT and the new GT-E from the ASA set up dial. This is very difficult but I manage it in all situation and especially in fast street photography. Always I am ready with the correct exposure compensation before seeing the theme. The aperture priority metering of 35mm Minox cameras is not so good! This is caused because the metering is not through the lens. If you let the camera work itself 60%-70% of the film would be one, two and even three stops underexposed. In some lighting situations I set the ASA dial to 50 when I was using 400ASA film. I don’t know about ML but if it has the meter lock feature this is very useful. I haven’t red the instruction manual of GT-E yet but I don’t believe that it has such a good feature. Despite from the not so good metering and also the known problems with the sticking shutters I like using Minox cameras because they are small, portable, you can carry them everywhere you go in your pocket, you can make photography anytime of the day in any situation and finally they have a very good lens. From Minox negatives I make exhibition quality prints up to 40x60cm.
(posted 8158 days ago)

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