Category Archives: Exposure calculation

Bellows extension exposure correction chart


This only matters for close-up/macro photography. Any object more than five times the focal length of the lens away from the camera needs no adjustment, so in the 100 to 210mm range, any subject more than 1m (or 3ft) away … Continue reading

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Bellows extension, exposure correction and diffraction


USING bellows or extension tubes for close-up photography moves the iris of the lens away from the camera reducing the amount of light reaching the film or the sensor. Quite literally, the further away the light at the end of … Continue reading

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