Re: Metering techinques (was metering landscapes (spot /incident)

2001-12-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff

Paul ...

The Kodak Professional Photoguide is available through many sources. 
It's listed on the Amazon site, for example.  I've got a copy, and it's
a great and useful tool, but, for some reason, mine doesn't have the
grey card.

The 

Paul Stenquist wrote:
 
 There's a grey card, a grey scale, and a set of color
 patches in my 25 year old copy of the Kodak Professional Photoguide, an almost
 indispensible book that I can't find any more.
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Re: Metering techinques (was metering landscapes (spot / incident)

2001-12-26 Thread Paul Jones

Hi,

The palm of my hand is 1 stop brighter than a grey card, the colour of the
palm doesnt really fluctuate like the back of your hand as its not in the
sun as much. So i just meter my palm and then make a 1 stop adjustment.

Regards,
Paul


 MZ3_fella _ wrote:
 
  Does anybody use the technique of metering off the palm of your hand
(once
  you have determined the difference between your hand and a grey card)?
Does
  anybody carry a camera/gadget bag that is effectively 18% grey?

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Re: Metering techinques (was metering landscapes (spot / incident)

2001-12-26 Thread Bill Owens

My Pentax bag is gray, but appears to be closer to Zone IV than an 18%
graycard.

Bill, KG4LOV
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Re: Metering techinques (was metering landscapes (spot / incident)

2001-12-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff

Hmmm ...perhaps some savvy marketer will come out with an 18% Grey
line of clothing and accessories called, perhaps, Zone V

Bill Owens wrote:
 
 My Pentax bag is gray, but appears to be closer to Zone IV than an 18%
 graycard.
 
 Bill, KG4LOV
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   anybody carry a camera/gadget bag that is effectively 18% grey?
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