Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John McLeod wrote: > <SNIP> > I guess I have a question for the pros on the list. If you are shooting neg > film outside with mixed sun and clouds and you want shadow detail, how do > you use your incident meters? Do you simply shade the meter dome with your > hand, or put the meter in shade, and take a reading, then shoot away? Is > the procedure essentially the same as with chrome film except now you're > giving more weight to the shadow exposure, as opposed to the highlight > exposure? > > John McLeod John, My tendency when shooting b&w is to meter the shadow, meter the highlight and then use fuzzy logic with a bias toward the shadows. If this lighting is consistent throughout the whole roll of film I'll pull development so the highlights don't block up. With color neg film I tend to meter the shadow and save the reading to the memory of my Minolta IV meter. Then I meter the highlights and memorize that also. Then I hit the average button and decide if that seems right based on the other two. Hope this helps. Carl S. - -- Sometimes the wrong thing is exactly the thing you should do.