Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert, Where will i find Joseph? There are a few notes about him when i do a metasearch, but i can not find a home page. thanks again for your help! michael - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo > Michael > > I use a Gossen Luna Pro F. Any decent digital incident meter will do. The > Gossen have the benefit of instant on. There is not an on/off switch. You > just press a button to take a reading and it comes on instantly and > displays the reading. > > Joseph Yao has an incredible deal on Sekonic meters if you are in the > market for a meter. > > Regards, > > Robert > > At 05:42 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Robert, > > > >BTW, is there a particular meter you use? > > > >Thanks again, > >michael > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com> > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:33 PM > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo > > > > > > > Michael: > > > > > > As I usually do, I used an incident meter. I normally use an incident > > > reading and then compare it to the camera meter. If this differential > > > changes, I will re-meter with an incident if possible, otherwise I will > > > just correct the exposure accordingly. In other words if the incident > > > reads f8 and the camera says f8 minus 1/2 stop on manual, I will try to > > > keep the camera reading 1/2 stop under as lighting changes. As long as > >you > > > can put the incident meter into the same light falling on your subject, it > > > will be the most accurate way to shoot slide film. > > > > > > > > > It probably could have used some fill flash, as it was side lighting. If > > > using fill flash, I set the Metz to - 1 2/3 stops and the camera to the > > > reading the incident meter gave. I used this method on the shot below. > > > > > > http://home.istar.ca/~robsteve/photography/images/Misc/fox.jpg > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > At 02:51 PM 2/2/2002 -0500, michael grady wrote: > > > >Robert, > > > > > > > >great shot! how did you meter this situation? > > > > > > > >michael > > > > > > > >-- > > > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html