Re: [Leica] (Handy) Grey card

["Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>]

For years, I have read the back of my hand with a Weston meter and obtained
good exposures.   Is the palm of the hand a better surface for this type of
reading?   I didn't make any adjustment to the exposure the reading
indicated.

Roland Smith
roland@dnai.com
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] (Handy) Grey card


> A nice portable grey card is the palm of your hand, open up one stop
> depending on base skin colour and cleanliness. Calibration really does not
> take that long and you only have to do it once. They are generally always
at
> hand, easily washed and maintained with repair facilities in every major
and
> minor community you can think of. They are so handy, I never leave home
> without taking a couple along.
>
> Seriously!
>
> John Collier
>
>
> > From: "Gib Robinson" <robinson@sfsu.edu>
> >
> > I'd like to find a grey card that I can take with me. The one I have is
> > cardboard and not very sturdy. Some manufacturers make ones that are
encased
> > in plastic, but as I recall, some of them reflect light unevenly, which
I
> > think defeats the purpose. Any recommendations?
> >
>
>