Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] incident metering procedure
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 10:59:43 -0700

I agree about the grass.....when I am in the field without a grey card,
a patch of sunlit green grass or a wide open patch of deep blue sky
strangely always provide accurate metering areas.....

At 09:27 AM 4/7/98 +0100, Alex Hurst wrote:
>Francesco wrote:
>
>>Call me dumb, but I myself have never operated an incident meter.
>>I have always relied upon my in-camera meter and the green grass,
>>blue sky, or palm of my hand for guidelines.  Can someone tell me
>>if one is supposed to meter incidentally with the dome pointing at
>>the camera or the dome pointing at the main light source?  I have
>>heard both and am confused.  Someone please tell me your
>>procedure......
>
>I use a Weston V selenium meter with an Invercone incident light
>attachment, and find it accurate in 99% of situations.
>
>The Invercone is a large hemisphere with a dent in the middle, so it's
>actually gathering in light from 180 degrees and averaging it. Most meters
>have a similar sort of dome arrangement..
>
>If you can get close to the subject, then it's simple. Just hold the meter
>upright/level with the dome pointing towards the camera position, and it
>will then average the light falling on the target. Very quick, and almost
>totally idiot-proof.
>
>If you can't get close (as in landscapes), it's normally quite easy to find
>a patch nearby which has much the same sort of lighting as the subject and
>taking a reading there.
>
>That said, when I'm using TTL metering, I've found the 'grass' tip (thank
>you LUG), a very effective substitute for an 18% grey card. Living in
>Ireland, there's a lot of grass to choose from - my only problem is which
>of the 72 shades of green to choose.......
>
>Slan
>
>Alex
>
>Alex Hurst
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