"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > >gray scale edges. > > The incidence metering technique gives the best POSSIBLE exposure > with a given film. But the only way to capture what your talking about > is to change to lower contrast film, using a spot meter or an in camera > meter > with the same film/developer is not going to help one bit.... > JCO >
It can. And there are cases, where a direct incidence meter reading does not give the best possible exposure. I've shot subjects where it was important that the shadow detail be recorded, but the scene included both full sun and shadow. I knew I wanted the shadow area to fall at zone 3, so I aimed my spotmeter at the shadow area, took a reading, and underexposed two stops from that reading. That places the shadows at zone 3. An incidence meter reading would have been in full sun from camera position, and would have placed the shadows at zone 2 or lower. Paul - 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 .
