Would that be a Spectra? That seems to be what all the DPs use that I have noticed.
Would that be a Spectra? That seems to be what all the DPs use that I have noticed.As I recall, incident meters and readings were developed for directors of photography for movies in order to maintain consistency from shot to shot, with uniform film processing. It is a reliable method of determining exposure for most situations, but there are times when photographer is unable to place meter in same light as subject. Then a reflective or spot meter is useful.
No matter which method...incident, reflective, or cardboard calculator...a human brain must be engaged.
My meter collection contains an model of an early Hollywood meter, but having a Biden right now and name skips my mind. The Sekonic selenium incident meters were based on these meters.
No, never. PERIOD! The dome is aimed toward the subject from the position of the camera; that is the dome points the same way the lens does, not towards the lens. The concept is to get the same light as the subject. Take a look at the manuals, they are all consistent.
A bit confusing, it seems the Spectra is the Norwood director under a new name, but somehow Sekonic had the rights to the Norwood name for a while. I think the Spectra is the most current model, still being used by DPs. http://www.spectracine.com… and the Brockway Norwood Director.
geek out on this:
http://dougkerr.net/Pumpkin/articles/Norwood_Director_meters.pdf
That would mean the incident meter would bu used exactly as a reflected meter. What would the point be of having different meters? Incident is measure at the subject, dome pointing toward the camera. reflected, at the camera position, pointed toward the subject. Sometimes, when using multiple artificial lights you can point the incident dome at the individual light source from the subject position to measure lighting ratios.No, never. PERIOD! The dome is aimed toward the subject from the position of the camera; that is the dome points the same way the lens does, not towards the lens. The concept is to get the same light as the subject. Take a look at the manuals, they are all consistent.
You must be kidding.No, never. PERIOD! The dome is aimed toward the subject from the position of the camera; that is the dome points the same way the lens does, not towards the lens. The concept is to get the same light as the subject. Take a look at the manuals, they are all consistent.
Fortunately you are shooting with Hasselblads so you can get perfectly exposed negatives even if you are metering incorrectly.
Fortunately you are shooting with Hasselblads so you can get perfectly exposed negatives even if you are metering incorrectly.
I live that life also, and my incident light meter gets pointed from subject (or representative light) to camera. LOLYes, life with Hasselblads is tough but someone has to live that life.
No, never. PERIOD! The dome is aimed toward the subject from the position of the camera; that is the dome points the same way the lens does, not towards the lens. The concept is to get the same light as the subject. Take a look at the manuals, they are all consistent.
When I get around to building my time machine I'll make it a point to go back to 1970 and tell my Air Force tech school instructor that he's full of shit, I guess I then drop back a few more years and tell my Photo Prof in college the same thing.
Maybe first try to understand the difference between the terms incident light and reflected light.I am finding it hard to get my head around there being so much confusion on the issue. I guess if using an incident meter like that for the past 50 years has worked out well for you, I wouldn't change a thing. I would caution any new film enthusiasts reading this thread to read their user manual before adopting one approach or the other.
Maybe first try to understand the difference between the terms incident light and reflected light.
Sirius Glass said:No, never. PERIOD! The dome is aimed toward the subject from the position of the camera; that is the dome points the same way the lens does, not towards the lens. The concept is to get the same light as the subject. Take a look at the manuals, they are all consistent.
No, never. PERIOD! The dome is aimed toward the subject from the position of the camera; that is the dome points the same way the lens does, not towards the lens. The concept is to get the same light as the subject. Take a look at the manuals, they are all consistent.
Perhaps, but not likely, based upon this observation just made...There is a decent chance that Sirius' non-incident incident metering method would yield readings that would be sort of similar to the proper method, with perhaps some extra exposure in a few cases.
So if he is using negative film, perhaps he is happy, and was at the vanguard of the "pastel colours through over-exposure" movement.
He must be kidding as I don't think he doesn't know the right way of using the incident meter. Using the meter in his way would result in overexposure when the subject is front lighted and underexposure when the subject is backlighted.There is a decent chance that Sirius' non-incident incident metering method would yield readings that would be sort of similar to the proper method, with perhaps some extra exposure in a few cases.
So if he is using negative film, perhaps he is happy, and was at the vanguard of the "pastel colours through over-exposure" movement.
It is a Hasselblad. It is more like a $20 bill slot.What is a Hassle-Bland? Wasn't that for squares? And what does it have to do with metering? Is there a coin slot on the side like a parking meter?
Credit card reader.It is a Hasselblad. It is more like a $20 bill slot.
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