Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/01

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Subject: [Leica] Exposure and Development
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu Mar 1 18:54:39 2007
References: <1be504db0703011846y2455ff90i51daebfe56007fa1@mail.gmail.com>

I use a fair amount of ambient readings, but I find that matrix metering on
Nikon DSLRs remarkably good for 95% of the photographs I take, and the spot
metering for the other 5% is almost as good as ambient readings. I normally
shoot slide film, so accurate exposures are critical.
Cheers
Jayanand


On 3/2/07, Phil Swango <pswango@att.net> wrote:
>
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
> I made a rather sobering discovery a few weeks ago. I was using a Nikon RF
> which, of course, has no meter. So I used a Gossen digital light meter and
> used ambient readings rather than reflective readings. The exposure in
> most
> of the frames was right on the money, much better than my usual TTL
> reflected light frames. This made me want to use a handheld meter and blow
> off the in-camera meter.
> ==================================
>
> That's pretty much how I work too.  I used to use reflected only but after
> I
> got the Gossen Digisix I switched to incident and haven't looked back.  I
> admit that I sometimes switch over to reflected when, for example, I can't
> get the meter in the subject position.  I've been surprised at how
> consistent the exposures are with ambient readings.  But I use mostly C41
> film, which is rather forgiving.  I think I am going to try hand
> metering next time I shoot with my DSLR to see how that works out.
>
> --
> Phil Swango
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