I give up

For the day anyway. Trying to shoot images around our shop because we are closing it. This was my Father-in-law's dream not mine.

Anyway, my sons wanted to use my light meter and promised to put it back. Yeah I should have known better. No meter so I tried to use my digital as a meter. Too big a PIA. I going home.

Sometimes it's best to take a break for a while, especially if you have to find misplaced equipment.

Good luck to you when you're ready to shoot again

I gave up a few times . No luck - I came back .

mark,
too bad you don't have a 35mm to putz around with before you break out the LF -
a few things i have played with that worked in a similar situation

use the D-thing on SPOT meter and just read
the bright spots, and the shadows then average and get
a starting point to bracket ...

use a handheld flash ( like a sunpack or lumedyne or norman )
or a lantern bright light with a long extension cord ... you could put your shutter on B
and burst / paint with light ... ( after you turn down the lights )

and you can GUESS using sunny 11 as your basis ...
it ends up for me when i shoot iso 100 ( rated at 50 )
that 25-45seconds at f22 usually has me in the right ballpark
for something like a dimly lit room

sorry to hear your troubles !

good luck when you go back !
john