I use only hand-held incident light meters for nearly all of my shooting (now and then I have to use a hand-held spot meter), and have had great results for the last 20 years of doing this. I still interpret the light reflectance of my subject matter (white piggyback trailer or black NS diesel), and adjust the camera and/or lens exposure accordingly.
Since I have been known to shoot 50 rolls of 36-exposure slide film per day, day-in-and-day-out for weeks at a time, I cannot bracket, and only bracket on really weird lighting situations that crop up now and then. Of course, unlike many railfans who shoot photos only in good weather where there is little variance in exposures, I have to shoot in ALL kinds of weather, so sometimes even us professional photogs will bracket. Better to bracket when in doubt than to miss a photo for a client. Try the hand-held meter--you'll like it! John B. Corns _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs -> Message © SPORRS® 1998 - All Rights Reserved
