Being of a generation that didn't have built-in metering on SLR's, I relied
on an add-on meter to my Honeywell Pentax H-3. When the Spotmatic came out,
I was very happy, but I still kept a separate meter handy. Today, I use a
Gossen meter. I mainly use the incident metering system.
Jim A.
> From: "Mark D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 12:17:11 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: The value of a meter
>
>> Shel Belinkoff
>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> "Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me
>> when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do?"
>
> This quote, by Edward Weston, strikes me as humorous as it implies an
> inability to learn due to the presence of a meter. While I admire the
> attention to learning exposure and shooting without a meter, I think the
> reality is that it's not a great idea. While I was at a B&W printing
> workshop a couple of months, I was shown a collection of Edward Weston
> prints. While admired by the instructor (a well known B&W printer), he
> pointed out the poor shadow detail in many of the prints and lamented that
> Weston shot without a meter.
> If one is to take up large format, the cost of a meter is minimal compared
> to the tripod, camera, lenses, and film. For the love of Pete, Pentax
> spotmeters can be had from ebay at $125 a pop. Thus, the cost of two is
> nothing. It can mean the difference between a very good print and an awesome
> print.
>
> Mark
>
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