Did i screw myself over? Q about film exposure

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Dan_Lahav

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sorry this isnt DVX related but i need an answer from people experienced with light meters.

I recently shot a very dark bar scene with a Aaton LTR54 super16 cam and kodak 7218 stock. I didnt know the shutter angle for exposure so i just set the light meter to 500ASA at 24FPS. How accurate do you think my light meter reading is? I pray i didnt underexpose my shots... Does anyone know the shutter angle of this cam?
 
I think you're probably cool with the exposure. The camera was likely set for a 180 degree shutter angle for 1/48 sec at 24FPS. I'm not sure you can even adjust the shutter angle on that Aaton. Even if the shutter angle is adjustable, the last user *most likely* shot at 1/48 or 1/60. Did you use the built-in meter or a separate meter? Was the meter set to 180 degrees (1/48)? You should be ok, but you can always have the lab do a clip test and check the negative density. I think you're needlessly worrying though.
 
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