Dome, pointed at the camera from the subject. No compensation is normally needed in such a situation as hte meter is reading the light rather than the snow.
Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: metering landscapes (spot / incident) > Hi, > > > short: how about metering a snowy landscape using incident meter > (L398) ? > > long: > I will be going to a short trip to country (runningski) day after tomorrow, and of course I > will take camera(s) with me :) I was thinking about leaving my > spotmeter at home (I take Yashica D, meterless, and a rangefinder. > Both "normal" FOV of 42mm lens,BTW - somewhat challenging for > landscapes IMHO) - it's a Pentax Spotmeter V (latest > model) and although it's great and never failed me (it's built like > a tank too, I had a look inside, I needed to resolder broken > battery wires), it's bigger and heavier than the rangefinder, and > doesn't fit into any of my Street&Field belt lens cases (I carry > the Yashica & film & hood in one LC3, the rangefinder in a small Tamrac > case). > > Weather is gonna be overcast probably, so what about just using > incident meter? > > 1) should I use the dome diffuser? Or the flat diffuser? > 2) how should I point the meter? parallel with ground? Half point > between sun and camera (as in studio) ? > 3) Anything else? > > Thanks for help. > > > Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 4 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
