Re[2]: 18% Gray (again)

2001-07-13 Thread Bob Walkden
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

Re: Re[2]: 18% Gray (again)

2001-07-13 Thread Chris Brogden
On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Mark Roberts wrote: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Bob Walkden wrote: 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. And thus was

RE: Re[2]: 18% Gray (again)

2001-07-13 Thread John Francis
Chris Brogden brough forth: On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Bob Walkden wrote: 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. And thus was Bob henceforth known as The Grey Man. Soylent Grey