Sunny 16 rule

since: 2017/11/22
update: 2018/01/06
reference:
1. 相*機*戀*人 無悔的影像QUEST...康泰時Contax
2. How I Shoot Film Simply Without A Light Meter – 35hunter
3. Are There More Rules Other Than The Sunny 16 Rule?
4. The Ultimate Guide to the Sunny 16 Rule — Part 1 – Emanuele Faja
5. The Ultimate Guide to the Sunny 16 Rule — Part 2 – Emanuele Faja
6. Ultimate Exposure Computer
7. My manual exposure chart — version 1 – Attempts at 35mm
8. Printable manual exposure chart for ISO 100—800 – Attempts at 35mm
9. Exposure-Mat - Free Light Meter

陽光16法則:
1. 選擇曝光容許度高的底片(ex: -1EV ~ +3EV)
2. 先設定底片 ISO, 可以稍低於出廠值(ex: 400 -> 250, discount: 0.8 ~ 0.5)
3. 再將快門設定為 ISO 值的倒數(1/250)
4. 光圈值:
    雪地/沙灘: F22
    陽光明媚: F16
    略微陰暗/滿月: F11
    陰雲/半月: F8
    重陰/四分之三月: F5.6
    日落: F4

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EV numbers:

-6

This is when you are out in the countryside, far away from the city and the only light source are the stars in the sky. How romantic ^^

-5

This is the same as above, but there is also a sliver of the moon visible, just like in the DreamWorks logo.

-4

Again, you’re away from the city with only stars in the sky but this time there is half a moon visible.

-3

Same old story, but with a full moon. It’s highly recommended to use a tough-as-nails SLR camera like a Nikon F or Pentax K1000 so you can use it to fight off the werewolves.

-2

Same as -3Ev, but you’re in the snow. Sounds horrible!

-1Ev & 0Ev

Enough about the moon, I won’t mention it again. These two Ev numbers are for subjects which are lit by dim ambient artificial light. An example of this is a lamp on a table or a fixture on the ceiling.

+1

This is for a lighted skyline which is at a distance

+2

I actually lied when I said I wasn’t going to mention the moon again. I totally forgot about total eclipses of the moon! This is when the earth goes between the Sun and the Moon. The moon goes red, it’s pretty cool. You can also use this setting to capture lighting, as long as you have a long enough exposure time.

+3

Fireworks!

+4

This is great when you want to take romantic candle lit close-up portraits of your girlfriend/wife/mistress. It’s also good for taking photos of all those horrible Christmas lights that get put up each year as well as floodlit monuments, fountains and buildings.

+5

This is useful for taking portraits of people around a camp fire and also for home interiors at night , with normal house lights.

+6

This is for brightly lit scenes in a house and at amusement parks.

+7

In the forest, indoor sports, at the theater, and brightly lit street photography.

+8

This is when you want to take pictures of people telling stories by the campfire and also for sports at night.

+9

Landscapes about quarter of an hour after sunset

+10

Landscapes just after sunset

+11

Sunset or subjects which are heavily shaded

+12

Heavy overcast day or a subject in the shade.

+13

A bright, cloudy day with no shadows

+14

For a day with a weak sun, or when the sky is hazy

+15

Subjects on a sunny day (hence the Sunny/16 rule!)

+16

Subjects on a sunny day at the beach, desert or on snow.

+17 to +23

You will most probably never encounter this type of intense light, except in a nuclear meltdown or other man-made event.

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The Mother Of All Exposure Value Charts:

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Manual Exposure Chart: