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Subject: Re: [Leica] Stared down by subject of street photo
From: "michael grady" <michaelgrady@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 15:12:13 -0500
References: <ECC6F7B330A26C40B652962C47DEA2581838FE@ASC02.asc.upenn.edu> <5.1.0.14.0.20020202132501.02add1f0@pop.andara.com> <001001c1ac14$399d0640$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net> <5.1.0.14.0.20020202162321.03043618@pop.andara.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20020202222159.02d416e0@pop.andara.com>

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
> > > >
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