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I gave up on ALL of it a few years ago. NOW I expose everything exactly the same 1/14thS wide open nomatter the ISO or film, ...
badges?! we don't need no stinkin' badges !No long moody night exposures then?
A bad reading isn’t unique to reflectance meters... if you don’t understand the craft of exposure determination then any meter type can give s bad reading. There are a lot of variables and meter readings are only part of the equation.OK, I partially concede, but by the same token, I do hope that all of you know that sometimes that reflectance meter can give a profoundly incorrect response in its singular, unmitigated attempt to construct a medium gray outcome. Know that and you will always succeed. - David Lyga
OK, I partially concede, but by the same token, I do hope that all of you know that sometimes that reflectance meter can give a profoundly incorrect response in its singular, unmitigated attempt to construct a medium gray outcome. Know that and you will always succeed. - David Lyga
Although some people like my brother claims to be able to judge exposure with his eyes most people who determine exposure without a meter do it not using their eyes. They judge the lighting condition to previously known ones or reffering to a chart. For example the sunny 16, one doesn't look at the sun and see how bright it is but rather relying on the fact the sun is the same brightness and if not covered by cloud the scene brightness is the same.The eye is adaptive to ambiant light level so I don't consider it as a reliable tool to assess the exposure. When light circumstances are steady, I use a light meter once and I am done. Apart from that, I always use a meter, being the camera one or hand held.
Although some people like my brother claims to be able to judge exposure with his eyes most people who determine exposure without a meter do it not using their eyes. They judge the lighting condition to previously known ones or reffering to a chart. For example the sunny 16, one doesn't look at the sun and see how bright it is but rather relying on the fact the sun is the same brightness and if not covered by cloud the scene brightness is the same.
Those situations can be done too.This is why I speak of steady circumstances. In your case, you can rely on Sunny16 (or Sunny11, depending on where you live), the easiest situation. Now, try a concert stage or ealier a restaurant and tell me if you don't need a meter to give you at least a ballpark estimate.... I recently did some shots for a high school theatre play and light and shadows were all over the stage (not to mention the light change depending on the scene): Good luck to get 10% well exposed pictures without a meter unless you bracket like crazy!
Those situations can be done too.
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