Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/26

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Subject: [Leica] Grey card
From: "Johnny Deadman" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 06:25:08 +0100

> A grey card is referred to for some reason as 18% grey.

It reflects 18% of the light falling on it.

> the slightest tilt throws off your reading considerably.

Yes indeedy. I find that I need to tilt it downwards very slightly to get
the exposure that suits me (I'm beginning to think I'm biased towards very
fully exposed shadows).

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Johnny Deadman

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