Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><snip> > My studio floor is painted gray. It reflective meters the same as a gray > card. But then add in some lights bouncing every-which-way and an > incident reading may not agree with the reflective reading from the > floor. Go outdoors and try it and its even worse. > I think consistency in measuring technique is the key. Just figure out a > way that works for you and use it consistently. > > For whatever reason I trust incident readings much more than reflective. > > Henry Ambrose When all this grey card stuff was happening Months back I took mine out for a walk and after taking an incident reading would match it with a reflective grey card reading; but the grey card had to be positioned carefully. One half of an inch off angle would make a half stop difference. Angle it with precision and you'll get it. My greycards are I know not where? Mark Rabiner