Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know precisely what an incident meter is. It determines an exposure which is exactly identical to taking a zone V measurement with a reflection type meter and using it unmodified. Exactly identical. And this reading would more than likely be one which would record dark skins adequately. But maybe not, depending on lighting, how dark the skin is, if there are very light tones in the scene you are also concerned with, how you develop your film, and other factors I can't think of right now. If you want to be sure to get those dark skin tones registered on the film, you would be better off ignoring the incident reading, and measuring the skin directly. But as I said, chances are the incident reading (equiv.: the 18% gray card reading) will be good enough. Or do as Ted does, just match up the little red LEDs and click the shutter. -dan c. At 02:29 PM 31-12-04 +0900, Karen Nakamura wrote: > >At 11:30 PM -0500 04.12.30, Dan C wrote: >>Palms are more universal in reflectance. Mine is almost exactly 1 stop >>over 18% gray card (meaning open up one stop from reading). But if the >>skin colour is very dark, I'd feel better taking a reading directly off the >>skin, and then close down 1 1/2 to 2 stops. > >Cough... cough..... Do you know what an incident meter is? I'm not >sure why you're talking about reflectance here. cough cough.... >ehem... > >Karen > > > >> > >>>Why not just use an incident meter? Much easier: >>> http://photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/lightmeters.html >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >-- >Karen Nakamura >http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ >http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >