Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:03 PM 07/17/2001, you wrote: >Just kidding about the 18% grey thing but I actually do meter my hand >and do use it as a starting point for middle grey depending on the >scene. The first time I took the Nikon School, back in St. Louis during the '70s two of their best bits of metering advice were that green grass is approx 18% grey and that if the light on the subject is the same as on the palm of your hand, meter off your palm and open up a stop. Works, too -- at least close enough for neg film when your're moving fast. - -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc. http://www.bhphotovideo.com