Light meters

I only use mine for flash, portraiture and weddings, if I'm worried about a landscape image not being correctly exposed I bracket.

Most of the time I find my cameras correct unless the image isn't your average scene such as beaches, water, snow and/or lot's of sky.
 
You really don't need a meter with digital and a histogram. Out and about, I never take it.

I use one for setting up and balancing studio lights because it's much easier, but even then I final check with the histogram.

Meters can be quite fun to use though, and you can learn a lot with a spot meter.
 
Cant say I've ever heard of a meter being a composition aid before, but if it suits your sequence of working then fine.

But I would always check the histogram before shooting.

Just a thought if you are maybe having exposure trouble with the camera mounted on a tripod - cover the viewfinder eyepiece. If it's sunny, light can get in there and upset he camera's metering.
 
Hi, I use a hand held spot meter as it allows me to look at the hi-lights and lo-lights of the picture and consequently identifies the right ND grad filter to use to balance the areas of the intended picture. Couldn't work without it.
 
I never use my meter for lanscape togging. I use it if I'm shooting portraits outside, but even then I'll usually meter in-camera. My meter does take a beating in studio though.

And you don't need to type in bold all the time :)
 
I use my Sekonic 758D for the same reason as instamatic.

The spot meter is absolutely spot on during tricky exposures, far better than that on my 40D or 5D Mark II and is so small, you could isolate a teeny part of the scene and it'll meter accurately...
 
I use an incident light meter, saves all that worrying about 18% grey :)
 
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