Hi BR Oh thank you so much, at least one person who dosn't think more epuipment makes better photographs :)
Feroze ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:38 PM Subject: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > There is no reason to think that a hand held meter is more accurate than the > one built into the camera. It is all a mater of how meters, and instruments > in general, are used. They measure exactly what they are designed to > measure, and if they are working properly, will do it accurately. People get > into trouble because they don't understand what is really being measured, > and then blame the instrument for poor results. > Using manual flash calculations with guide numbers, distances and f-stops is > also fool proof. There is a reason why many wedding photographers still use > manual flash particularly for candids. The world is not a photo studio and > incident light/flash meters are not always practical. > > BR > > From: "Feroze Kistan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Would this technique, which sounds foolproof, > apply to handheld meters in general then? > I'm getting the impression that they are more accurate > than using the cameras onboard meters is this correct? > >
