Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/22

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Subject: Re: LUG[Leica] Incident light: A Question & More
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@neteze.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 19:28:57 -0800

sometime around 12/22/99 11:52 AM, Arthur Leyenberger at larthurl@yahoo.com
was heard  to write:

> Am I confused (that's another question) and how will
> my technique differ with an incident meter?

Because you KNOW what the exposure is, based on what you measured. If all
you are doing is finding a mid-tone and treating it like a gray card, there
is no difference. But that's now how to do it right.

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Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.neteze.com/ewelch

Cynicism often masquerades for sophistication in our society, but more often
than not it's merely an indicator of resentment.