Hi,
this assumes that most camera users are white, which is a highly
dubious assumption given that most people are not white. It would be
commercial suicide to base meter calibration on any particular skin
colour. If it's true that white skin is about 13% then I'd suggest
it's probably coincidence. I've just metered by own skin - typically
N. European with a slight suntan - and compared it against an 18% grey
card. No appreciable difference.
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Bob
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Friday, July 13, 2001, 11:02:57 AM, you wrote:
> Interesting. I too have found that foliage, trees, mountains, which are
> all typical of an Ansel Adams photograph, are very close to 18%. On the
> other hand, typical caucasian skin is at about zone VI or 13%. And since
> most cameras are used to take snapshots of the rug rats, a meter
> calibrated to that value serves the average point and shooter quite well.
> Paul
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