Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi! Well - in this case both meters would indeed give the same reading - but if the subject is not 18% reflective the reflective-light meter gives a different reading while the incident-light meter reads the same as before. Now it depends on the skill of the photographer how he/she uses these readings. A matter of personal preference, I`d say. All the best! Raimo Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- Frank Dernie at FrankDernie@compuserve.com > >was heard to write: > >> > >> ALL exposure meters are incident meters. Reflected light meters are simply > >> incident meters with optical and/or electronic compensation built in such > >> that when light reflected from an 18% grey subject is reflected back at > >> them they give a reading the same as a simple incident meter at the subject > >> would have given. thats all.