[filmscanners] Re: Real-World Scene Brightness Range

["David Hoffman" <David@hoffmanphotos.com>]

At 15:50 -0600 10/5/02, Stan McQueen wrote:
>I don't recall ever seeing more than 6-7 stops, so I'm
>curious what type of scenes you have in mind

I've not measured this but bright sun on a white shirt must be pretty
close to 10 stops from dark cloth in heavy shade. Maybe more than 10
looking at my negs. That's why we use fill flash!

David Hoffman
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