[frank]

[quote name='wim' timestamp='1324762638' post='14080']

Hi Frank,



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Yes, tight but no too tight: they are clamping screws after all.



You can actually use a handheld light meter, no problem. I normally meter untilted, then shift to manual mode, and use the settings obtained in unshifted/untilted mode. IOW, meter as normal, apply manually, and then shift and/or tilt.



The only reason why the metering goes wonky is because the in-built lightmeter isn't capable of dealing with weird light angles like one gets when a lens is shifted and/or tilted. However, once you get a feel for it, it is easy enough to adjust, even when using the meter in shifted/tilted mode.



Kind regards, Wim

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Yes, I see. I just did in the sequence you suggested. If lighting is more or less uniform, the exposure is (almost) unchanged after shift/tilt. So, if I understand it correctly, what affects the exposure metering after shift/tilt is not the shift/tilt itself, it is the way that the in-built camera lightmeter works. Am I right?



Best regards,

Frank