herman wrote:
> I would actualy appreciate some advise on the metering of snow scenes with
> the EOS 3 as I am going to Nepal in October. Is spot meter +1.7 the best or
> is there another preferred method?
I use evaluative mode and dial in +1 or +1.5 exposure compensation depending how
bright the overall scene is--more when it's sunny. I really don't expect any
meter to recognize snow as being snow--it's going to assume the dominant area of
the scene has a reflectance of about 18%, not the 80+% of snow, so of course I
must make the compensation myself. The exact amount of compensation varies from
scene to scene--there is no hard-and-fast rule--so experience comes into play .
. . and manual bracketing can be useful.
For unusually dark subjects I add a little minus compensation so the meter
doesn't overexpose the scene.
fcc
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