-- -----Original Message----- -- From: Bob Walkden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 12:52 PM -- -- Hi, -- -- Saturday, February 15, 2003, 3:04:19 PM, you wrote: -- -- > Hi all I have a few questions about spot meters From the opinion I -- > received on my photos it seems I am a few stops off on my -- exposure I -- > have been counting on the built in meter. I feel I might -- have better -- > results using a spot meter and learning the zone system. -- My questions -- > are -- -- > 1. The pentax digital spot meter that has been zone six -- modified will -- > it also meter correct when using color film's or is it B&W -- specific. -- -- > 2. I hate to ask this one the Pentax Dig meter vs Minolta -- spot meter F -- -- before you go to the expense of buying a spotmeter, and the -- trouble of -- learning the zone system, you might consider metering from a -- grey card -- to see how that affects your results. Have you also checked that your -- built-in meter is accurate? You might also be well-advised to try -- incident metering too, to see if you get better results that way. A -- small, basic incident meter is a good deal cheaper and easier to -- understand and use than a spotmeter and the zone system. -- -- --- -- -- Bob --
I second the use of an incident meter. I have done the grey card use and find that this works well - this is also a good way to check your camera meter, but I have had no problems using the incident meter. A good example is taking shots on the white sand beaches here. Using an incident meter has never let me down. Of course, if you cannot match the light hitting the subject from your position, an incident meter will not be of any use... Cesar Panama City, Florida in New Orleans - heading home.
