I was taking about when you want to caputre BOTH very light highlights and Deep shadows, what you describe only helps the shadows. JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Metering (WAS: RE: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...)) > > > "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 . - 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 .
