Hasselblad XPan II - Manual (Page 21)

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interior where a figure is standing in front of a window,
for instance, or against snow, a sandy beach, silhouet-
ted against a sky, etc, where the background is very
light while a much smaller but important part of the
image is comparatively much darker.
The opposite situation can also be corrected where, for
example, a light coloured object is positioned in front
of a very dark background. In this case an averaged
TTL meter reading will suggest a reading that would
produce an overexposed image. A decrease compensa-
tion of -1.5, for example, can be applied producing a
background tone that was closer to the original and
darkening the object to a more 'natural' tone. Similar
situations might be an object placed in sunlight
against a background in shadow, for example.
The amount of compensation required will differ from
case to case dependant on the situation and the desired
effect.
Do not forget to re-set the exposure compensation back to
zero after use.
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Auto-bracketing
The auto-bracketing function allows you to make a
series of increased and decreased exposures in rapid
succession to ensure an optimal exposure without
having to alter the settings after each exposure. This
is particularly useful when using reversal film that
inherently has little tolerance for exposure error. It
under- and overexposes (by altering the shutter speed)
using the chosen exposure setting as standard provid-
ing three separate exposures. Half or full EV step vari-
ations can be made. Proceed as follows:
1. Set the film transport mode to S or C.
2. Push the MODE button on the camLCD for 1s.
Push repeatedly until an AEB and a ± symbol appear
in the lower right frame on the display. Select the
exposure deviation with the ▲ / ▼ buttons. Confirm
by pressing MODE again or by pressing the release
button halfway. An AEB symbol is shown on the
display as well as the set exposure deviation. A +/-
symbol is also shown on the viewLCD.
3. Determine the exposure as normal in manual or
'automatic' mode.
4. Press the shutter release button (or remote release)
and keep it pressed until the three frames have been
exposed.
The exposures will consecutively be: standard, under,
over. They are also indicated in the camLCD as follows
(assuming 0.5 EV is your choice of variation for this
example):