> Subject: Re: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...) > > > I agree that an incident meter or a spot meter and careful calculation are > superior to an in-camera meter, but the LX in -camera meter is > very, very good > and is far superior to guessing. Even when that guess is made by > an experienced > an knowledgable photograher.
Give me a clear sunny day and I bet I can "guess" the exposure better than an LX can when the subject matter is either very light or very dark. In camera meters are very stupid to the point that a simple "guess" can easily be more accurate than even an LX with certain subjects. > Of course you have to consider > what's in frame and > what your meter is reading. Very true to the point that in order to compensate for the in cameras meter's "dumbness" you end up guessing anyway. Thats why I use sunny f16 or an incident meter and manual exposure. It yeilds more consistant results than an in camera meter does. > BTW, I've been using an incident > meter (an old but > very accurate Vivitar 285) with my 6x7 and am quite pleased with > the results. > Paul You should be, thats the way to go!!!! > > "J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:43 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...) > > > > > > > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Spot metering on the LX would be nice, but since I don't use a meter > > > > much these days, I don't really care too much one way or another. > > > > > > I'm surprised that some people (not just you Shel) shun meters, > > > yet agonize > > > over ten seconds more or less development time, or whether to use this > > > developer or that. An exposure that's off by 1/3 of a stop > will do just as > > > much to upset the balance of a negative as will 30 seconds too much > > > development. The grain structure of a given developer and film will be > > > affected significantly by half a stop too much or too little > exposure. I > > > don't understand why someone would not use a meter. Even in full sun, > > > "sunny sixteen" exposures can be affected by airborne > pollution or other > > > atmospheric conditions. No one can consistently guess > exposures to within > > > more than half a stop. No one. Period. A meter is an > invaluable tool much > > > of the time. And with an LX, one can employ near faultless > OTF metering > > > with stepless shutter speeds in auto exposure aperture > priority mode, so > > > speed and spontaneity are not an issue. I don't understand the > > > advantage of > > > working without it. > > > Paul > > > > The simple fact is that ALL in camera meters are reflectance type meters > > and can give errors ( sometimes gross ) depending on what they > are pointed > > at. I use an INCIDENT hand held meter for critical exposures > and transfer > > the exposure settings manually to the camera for this very reason. > > > > Another big problem with in camera meters is they give > different exposure > > values as the camera is moved around EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT > HASNT CHANGED!! > > I once shot an entire roll of slide film very fast ( motor drive) with > > the camera on AE and the exposures varied all over the place. > VERY annoying. > > Never again. AE is OK for neg film due to latitude and corrections in > > printing > > but it sucks for slide film especially when the lighting > conditions are not > > changing. > > > > Since I have been using hand held incident meter my exposures > have been near > > perfect. > > It doesnt work if lighting conditions are changing rapidly, but > then again I > > dont > > like to shoot under those conditions to begin with since good lighting > > conditions > > is probably the single most important factor in getting a good > photograph. > > JCO > > - > > 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 . - 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 .
