An incident meter measures the amount of light directly striking the meter,
so it won't help judge the tonality of subjects. It will develop an eye for
the amount of light. An incident meter that can also measure flash will make
multiple lighting setups practical to do, it's a pure science fair
experiment without one. Digital meters are the way to go: they are very
reliable, stay in calibration, readout in finer granularity (1/10 stop is
typical and not overkill for slides), and they can do some very handy
advanced things (like tell you the % of flash/ambient). Sekonic 318IIB. A
Minolta IVF if you can find a new one at your price.
BR
From: Ramesh Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
I need to improve my ability to judge the
tonality. I mostly do landscape work & I use spot
meter more.
I am planning to buy a Incident meter and practice
metering things around me. This may improve my
tonality judging skills and one day I may be able
judge the tonality of distant objects.
I know I need an Incident meter.
I have few question.
*) What are other usefull features available in
Incident meter (like ambient meter, flash meter)
*) Difference b/w anolog & digital meters is only the
needle? or are there any other differences?
*) What I gain with Digital meter? Are they more
accurate?
I will be spending 200usd at most. Any brand
suggestions are welcome.
Thanks
Ramesh
