metering methods

mrtoad

mrtoad

Messages
18,182
Name
Geof
Edit My Images
Yes
the post on spot was good...everyone to what he likes

most metering is done via the lens pointing at the reflected light...as usual
another type of metering is incident
are there filters to use to give this effect?
so using the camera as an incident reading meter

:cool:
 
cheers...i never thought of googling... so i thank you for that

i wonder how many feel happy about this method...i used it for a while with transparencies but then reverted to spot metering and stop down preview
 
I thought they were only for getting the correct WB? Think i'll be investing in a light meter soon for those tricky lighting situations.
 
HybridUK said:
I thought they were only for getting the correct WB? Think i'll be investing in a light meter soon for those tricky lighting situations.
Click to expand...

is weston still the one to get?
 
HybridUK said:
I thought they were only for getting the correct WB?
Click to expand...

x2. I saw Scott Kelby mention them on a D-Town TV podcast as a way to get correct WB by aiming it towards the light source, studio light or sun etc...

Not sure if they are suitable for metering.
 
martyp said:
x2. I saw Scott Kelby mention them on a D-Town TV podcast as a way to get correct WB by aiming it towards the light source, studio light or sun etc...

Not sure if they are suitable for metering.
Click to expand...

the diffuser for incident is a piece of plastic which cuts down on the light..
i looked up wikipedia but its a lot of maths etc..hard to understand
 
mrcrow said:
is weston still the one to get?
Click to expand...

No! Never was IMHO, insensitive selenium thing, but that's another story. Sekonic?

An incident light reading is the same as a reflected light reading off an 18% grey card. Or a white card if you add appropriate compensation (+3 stops or so).

Or you can put a thin sheet of white paper over the lens, or a coffee filter, or use on of those transluscent lens caps, or waste £70 on an Expodisc. Or take a reading off the palm of your hand and add approx 1.3 stops.

You can do a white balance setting in just the same way, and at the same time (apart from the hand bit).
 
HoppyUK said:
No! Never was IMHO, insensitive selenium thing, but that's another story. Sekonic?

An incident light reading is the same as a reflected light reading off an 18% grey card. Or a white card if you add appropriate compensation (+3 stops or so).

Or you can put a thin sheet of white paper over the lens, or a coffee filter, or use on of those transluscent lens caps, or waste £70 on an Expodisc. Or take a reading off the palm of your hand and add approx 1.3 stops.

You can do a white balance setting in just the same way, and at the same time (apart from the hand bit).
Click to expand...

eventually i used a micro sekonic..sort of pocket size with a tiny diffuser to go over the reading element
it worked fine
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top