I think its much easier to just use an incidence meter
right in front of the subject's face and use THAT reading.
then the face will fall on the correct zone automatically.
JCO
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: Face reflectivity of different ethnics (was: Re: getting
> LX-worth it? (repairs,...))
>
>
> You've quoted me out of context. Shame on you! There is no absolutely
> correct exposure for "dark skinned" people, which is what I said in my
> original post. Metering the face and using that exposure will not
> always give you overexposure, and it doesn't always give you Zone V,
> either. I said that it gives less than Zone V, based on Kodak's grey
> card instruction sheet.
>
> In addition, stopping down two stops to Zone III may cause a loss of
> detail and contrast in highlights, in and around the eyes, and in other
> shadow areas. There are many factors involved in getting a correct
> exposure for skin tones, and I made that clear to some extent in my
> original post.
>
> I suggested "Zone V minus" as a starting point, and that further tests
> would be advised.
>
> "J. C. O'Connell" wrote:
>
> > Putting a dark skinned face at zone 5 will cause everexposure,
> It probably
> > should be closer to zone 3 which would mean giving 2 stops LESS exposure
> > than the spot meter reading.
>
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