[cbman]

that helps a lot, So since I'm shooting 400 speed film the shutter should be at 1/500 with an f-stop of 4 in bright daylight?

[Industry_Hack]

Nope. It's your film speed at f16 to start. So you would shoot 1/500 @ f16. You're way overexposed. I liked fine grain, big apertures, and shallow depth of field. Agfa Pan 25 rated at 12 was my weapon of choice. That gave me somewhere around 1/250-1/500 at f4 in sunlight, from what I recall.

If you're shooting action, wildlife, or people, that higher speed might be ok, since you get a smaller aperture. But if you have a decently fast lens, you may find that some subjects stand out much better when shot at a larger aperture so the background goes out of focus.

What camera/lens are you using?

[edit] I started a photography thread here.

[photosbymark]

For every F stop you change, you either double the amount of light in the camera or cut it in half. F 11 lets in twice as much light as F16. F22 lets in half as much light as F16. Ever notice the shutter speeds 1/30th of a sec 1/60th of a sec 1/125th of a sec 1/250th of a sec, 1/500th of sec. See the pattern. They are doubling the time and letting the film get exposed to twice as much light or half as much light. Same with film speeds 100 200 400 800. It takes half as much light to expose 200 speed film than it does 100 speed. Catch the pattern?? There are always trade offs though

[cbman]

oooooo

[cbman]

some quick photos of the bike

[Doohickie]

That's just beautiful.

[Industry_Hack]

I concur. Do not do anything that can't be reversed.

[funetical]

I'd leave it the way it is.

[cbman]

you'll see... don't worry I'm not going to anything drastic.

[retromike3]

I would start by rebuilding the hubs and see how much grease is left in those baby's. Before you "replace" anything I would get what you have overhauled first. Take it one step at a time.

Mike