A meter for fireworks?  Sheesh, that exposure should be etched in every photogs brain
;-))

Look, the point I'm making is not that one meter is better than another, but that
there is a particular limitation to certain TTL meters that can cause exposure
inaccuracies, and this is common and frequent in many average situations.  Now, if you
want to go to a discussion about which meter is best, I won't join you ...

Rob Studdert wrote:

> On 29 Dec 2003 at 16:30, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> > You'll have to admit there are serious limitations to just setting these cameras
> > to auto mode and letting them determine the exposures.  The LX, in the situation
> > you described, within certain parameters, is excellent.  In fact, that's pretty
> > much why I have an LX.  But in a more typical situation, it's just as bad as any
> > other cw meter.
>
> Sure, just as there are insurmountable problems associated with metering in low
> light using a spot meter or using an incident meter to meter fire works at
> night. No method is perfect or will suffice in all photographic situations but
> integrated TTL metering will suffice for most photographers for most of the
> time.
>
> Rob Studdert
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