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How would I manually compensate +1 stop on my light meter using the ISO setting?

Photography Asked on August 31, 2021

I am new to film photography and just wanted to double check something I am confused about.

So imagine I am using a fully manual film camera with an older light meter in the cold shoe. No exposure compensation feature so I need to do this manually. I attach a yellow filter over the lens, which I need to compensate +1 stop for.

So if my film ISO is 100, before metering and taking pictures with my camera, shouldn’t I dial in 50 ISO on my light meter to compensate for that +1?

That way I don’t have to meter and remember to constantly change the aperture or shutter speed by +1?

Thanks.

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So if my film ISO is 100, before metering and taking pictures with my camera, shouldn't I dial in 50 ISO on my light meter to compensate for that +1?

Yes.

You've got it.

If your shutter speeds are edging into the seconds, do keep in mind reciprocity failure and the additional time needed to compensate for that as well. But, for general shooting at handheld shutter speeds, the method you've described will get you by beautifully.

Correct answer by OnBreak. on August 31, 2021

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