From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Colen
[...]
People seem to have taken my question as a challenge to their adulthood
or something. I seriously don't see what light meter will get you
that a little creative work with the camera and histogram
: RE: Calibrating light meters and digital cameras
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Colen
[...]
People seem to have taken my question as a challenge to their adulthood
or something. I seriously don't see what light meter will get you
that a little
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Peter Loveday
I have an L-308s, I hadn't actually seen that they had new digital
versions out.
As far as I can see, it's more or less just the added ability to
calibrate that's different?
There are some video /
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take one in the forehead every so often, no matter what your technique.
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On May 14, 2012, at 10:44 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Bruce Walker wrote:
Bob and Darren have actually said all that needs to be said in defense
of using a meter, and nothing more needs to be said, so here I go
On May 15, 2012, at 12:34 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
I was asking a serious question here. I grew up using the meter in my
camera, or occasionally the luna pro, or some other meter. Once I learned
about the histogram I was blown away by how much more information it gave me.
It's the
On May 15, 2012, at 2:17 AM, Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Colen
[...]
People seem to have taken my question as a challenge to their adulthood
or something. I seriously don't see what light meter will get you
that a little
I seriously don't see what light meter will get you that a little creative
work with the camera and histogram won't.
Let me Google that for you: http://www.scantips.com/lights/metering3.html
See also: http://www.scantips.com/lights/metering2.html and
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I was asking a serious question here.
Larry, believe it or not, I was answering you seriously. My silly
scenario has been repeated at many studio workshop shoots I've
attended. And it contains the basic truth that you aren't
From: Larry Colen
I don't have time for a full on discussion right now, but my issue
with incident light meters is that they don't take into account the
reflectivity of the subject.
The incident meter tells you how much light is falling on the subject.
Expose for the amount of light that's
Proper exposure requires several bits of information:
- how much light is available to work with
- how a particular recording medium reacts to light
- what is important in the scene and where to place it in the range
that the medium can record
- what is unimportant in the scene and when/how to
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Is anyone else here using a calibrated meter / camera combo? If so, how much
difference does it make, and is it easy to use or just another damn thing
getting in the way?
Thanks,
Bob
I still have my Minolta IVF but i find
On May 15, 2012, at 6:00 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I was asking a serious question here.
Larry, believe it or not, I was answering you seriously. My silly
scenario has been repeated at many studio workshop shoots I've
thanks.
On May 15, 2012, at 5:15 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
I seriously don't see what light meter will get you that a little creative
work with the camera and histogram won't.
Let me Google that for you: http://www.scantips.com/lights/metering3.html
See also:
Bob -
After reading all of these replies, you're starting to get a lot of
different ideas of how the meter can be used.
Before you spend a bunch of money on a meter, think about renting one
from borrowlenses.com.
http://www.borrowlenses.com/category/Lightmeters
This page shows the two-week
light meters and digital cameras
Bob -
After reading all of these replies, you're starting to get a lot of
different ideas of how the meter can be used.
Before you spend a bunch of money on a meter, think about renting one
from borrowlenses.com.
http://www.borrowlenses.com/category
The thread about exposure differences for film and digital set me browsing
the Sekonic site, where they now offer specifically digital light meters
http://www.sekonic.com/Products/All/Overview.aspx.
Mine are both relics of the film days, including a L-308s and whatever was
the equivalent back
On May 14, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Bob W wrote:
The thread about exposure differences for film and digital set me browsing
the Sekonic site, where they now offer specifically digital light meters
http://www.sekonic.com/Products/All/Overview.aspx.
Mine are both relics of the film days, including
The thread about exposure differences for film and digital set me
browsing the Sekonic site, where they now offer specifically digital
light meters http://www.sekonic.com/Products/All/Overview.aspx.
Mine are both relics of the film days, including a L-308s and
whatever
was the
Larry Colen wrote:
One thing that I don't understand is how a handheld light meter would work
significantly better with digital than taking a photo and looking at the
histogram. Or, for that matter, if it's an important shot, why not just
bracket. Drop $100 on a light meter, and that will
One thing that I don't understand is how a handheld light meter would
work significantly better with digital than taking a photo and
looking
at the histogram.
you get an incident light reading rather than a reflected reading, and
you take the reading before you start shooting. You
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
One thing that I don't understand is how a handheld light meter would work
significantly better with digital than taking a photo and looking at the
histogram. Or, for that matter, if it's an important shot, why not just
On May 14, 2012, at 2:56 PM, Darren Addy wrote:
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
One thing that I don't understand is how a handheld light meter would work
significantly better with digital than taking a photo and looking at the
histogram. Or, for that
Bob and Darren have actually said all that needs to be said in defense
of using a meter, and nothing more needs to be said, so here I go ...
You're in the studio. There's seamless setup, the model has come out
of makeup and hair and is raring to go. The studio costs $50 an hour.
So does the
Bruce Walker wrote:
Bob and Darren have actually said all that needs to be said in defense
of using a meter, and nothing more needs to be said, so here I go ...
You're in the studio. There's seamless setup, the model has come out
of makeup and hair and is raring to go. The studio costs $50 an
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Mark Roberts
postmas...@robertstech.com wrote:
Bruce Walker wrote:
Bob and Darren have actually said all that needs to be said in defense
of using a meter, and nothing more needs to be said, so here I go ...
You're in the studio. There's seamless setup,
On 2012-05-14 17:43, Bob W wrote:
You can't bracket a once-in-a-lifetime shot. If your subject is moving and
your timing is critical bracketing is not a viable option.
I don't remember Larry invoking bracketing as a solution, I'm just using
this quotation as an entree' to reply. :-)
When
On 2012-05-14 22:44, Bruce Walker wrote:
Anyways, this is one of those you get it or you don't issues, and
Well, it's partly that, and it's partly a what you shoot issue. When
you're shooting action, especially outdoors, you're going to take one in
the forehead every so often, no matter
I was asking a serious question here. I grew up using the meter in my camera,
or occasionally the luna pro, or some other meter. Once I learned about the
histogram I was blown away by how much more information it gave me. It's the
difference between a scalar and a vector, the light meter
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