[Leica] Re: Light Meters -- Fill flash readings

[Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>]

There are flash meters, incident meters, reflected meters, spot meters, and 
color meters.

But the flash fill meter is that large gray area between one's ears.

Some have larger flash fill meters than others.

Jim


At 01:05 PM 11/17/2001 -0800, Tom Christiansen wrote:
>Folks,
>
>>I use an M6s and want to be able to preset the camera exposure to avoid
>>making the subject aware a picture is due.  Can anybody suggest a small,
>>pocket able and highly accurate light meter for flash, fill in flash and
>>ambient readings? I have heard that the Sekonic had problems with high
>>film speed fill in flash readings.
>
>How does the fill flash meter work? Do you point the meter at something 
>and it tells you the fill-flash to daylight ratio which would be 
>appropriate or what? Which methods of creative control do you have of the 
>meter's decision?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>         Tom

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