"Drama in the Shadows" Exposure check.

digital&film · Dec 24, 2015

Took a few shots with the Hassy 500 c/m w/ 80mm 2.8- Ilford Delta 400 and Portra 160.

Surprisingly, the Android App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dq.fotometro&hl=en was very accurate!

I now have a Gossen Luna Lux and the two coincide almost exactly.

Here's some samples with no processing or cropping. Are the shadows ok to you?

digital&film · Dec 24, 2015

If you get the app, there is a "no ads" version for like a $1.50 us

ColColt · Dec 24, 2015

I didn't see the LG V10 listed so, guess I'm out.

crumpet8 · Dec 24, 2015

Looks good to me (an amateur) the first couple of scenes are in high contrast light so it looks like you'd get some blown highlights if you exposed more. Cool shots too by the way, I don't use my 500cm for much street shooting.

BetterSense · Dec 24, 2015

What phone do you have? It makes a big difference. Each phone has different cameras and firmware. I haven't found a meter for my Galaxy S4 that seems to work.

Sirius Glass · Dec 24, 2015

Now you need to get the 45° PME and you will be faster and more effective. Remember GAS is good.

gone · Dec 25, 2015

That's a cop on the streets??? Wow. I could never live where you live.

Nathan King · Dec 25, 2015

crumpet8 said:
Looks good to me (an amateur) the first couple of scenes are in high contrast light so it looks like you'd get some blown highlights if you exposed more. Cool shots too by the way, I don't use my 500cm for much street shooting.

The highlights wouldn't have blown, and he'd have more shadow detail. Kodak Portra has an absolutely epic exposure latitude. The Portra looks under exposed. Meter from a shadow and fire away. The Delta looks well exposed judging by the shadow detail but over developed. Perhaps the last picture is very slightly under exposed. It's difficult to tell from scans without seeing the negative because no matter how little post processing is done the scanning software always adjusts the image a bit.

Sirius Glass · Dec 25, 2015

Nathan King said:
It's difficult to tell from scans without seeing the negative because no matter how little post processing is done the scanning software always adjusts the image a bit.

Often in the wrong direction.

Alan Gales · Dec 25, 2015

momus said:
That's a cop on the streets??? Wow. I could never live where you live.

Cops in riot gear and Spiderman in the last pic. Those criminals don't have a chance!

ic-racer · Dec 25, 2015

digital&film said:
Took a few shots with the Hassy 500 c/m w/ 80mm 2.8- Ilford Delta 400 and Portra 160.

Surprisingly, the Android App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dq.fotometro&hl=en was very accurate!

I now have a Gossen Luna Lux and the two coincide almost exactly.

Here's some samples with no processing or cropping. Are the shadows ok to you?

One would need to evaluate the negatives. In terms of prints, the shadow area would be dictated by the exposure during printing.

digital&film · Dec 25, 2015

momus said:
That's a cop on the streets??? Wow. I could never live where you live.

Unfortunately the terrorists like knocking down our buildings and make many threats. Not all cops carry heavy weapons.. This was a special detail near Herald Square in NYC.

digital&film · Dec 25, 2015

BetterSense said:
What phone do you have? It makes a big difference. Each phone has different cameras and firmware. I haven't found a meter for my Galaxy S4 that seems to work.

LG G3

digital&film · Dec 25, 2015

Sirius Glass said:
Now you need to get the 45° PME and you will be faster and more effective. Remember GAS is good.

I have a hassy prism and a Kiev metered prism.

"Drama in the Shadows" Exposure check.

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