> > It is, however, sensitive to the reflectivity of the film itself > > which seems to vary somewhat from film to film. > > > > Len > Plus the reflectivity of the subject can "fool" it too. > JCO
Yep. That's why when I'm in doubt I whip out my trusty Gossen for an incident reading. I will grant that multi-segment meters in cameras are a lot better than single area meters because they try to integrate the light differences and give an exposure that attempts to cover the range in the scene, but they can still be fooled by a large imbalance and skew the overall exposure. I have to believe that the Nikon F5, with its 1024 (IIRC) segments has a pretty good track record for not being fooled. But, if you want the middle gray parts of a scene to actually register as middle gray on film, I don't think anything is more accurate than an incident meter. I usually use the meter in the PZ-1p, tempered with a bit of judgement from experience, but the Gossen is always within reach when I need to be sure. Len --- - 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 .
