DSLRs and built in incident light cones

[markta]

Hi,

Just wondering why this hasn't been invented? Surely it would just be a case of roughly lining up composition to assess where the camera will be, removing camera and aiming the body towards that place, with camera next to the subject and taking a reading...

How long does everyone reckon before this actually happens? Surely they could become as accurate as a Sekonic etc. so that shouldn't be an issue

 

[Steve Smith]

I don't think it will happen.

Technology is generally used to make things easier. Which is what matrix metering (and its Canon equivalent) does.



Steve.

 

[arclight]

Not sure it will happen. Must be technically feasible and yet it has not happened.
I'd welcome it. Save me fiddling about with my tiny Sekonic.

 

[HoppyUK]

It's dead easy to take an incident reading a with a DSLR. You can do it with some kind of invercone if you like, there are several versions for sale, but you can do it off an 18% grey card or just the palm of your hand if you like.

But with very clever matrix metering and histograms to guide us, it's not really necessary.