35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
I live in the desert with no experience shooting in the snow. It is snowing right now, please advise adjustment needed when taking straight Leica M meter reading. add 2 stops? Thanks-
Ronald M
Veteran
Sun lighted snow filling meter area +2 for neg film +1.5 for trans or digi.
Overcast lighted snow filling meter area, plus 1 stop
Meter the palm of your hand, add a stop.
Never miss is an incident meter
Overcast lighted snow filling meter area, plus 1 stop
Meter the palm of your hand, add a stop.
Never miss is an incident meter
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
Thank you!
rdeleskie
Well-known
Do the same rules apply when using an incident meter?
Dave Wilkinson
Veteran
No....but it's even better to check the histogram
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
Ronald M spoke of a reflected light reading because the question was about a "straight Leica M meter reading". I used to add a stop to readings off my palm and 2.5 stops to readings off white paper or fabric. For snow, 2 stops is probably safer.
JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
Why does the exposure compensation just have to be an aperture adjustment; why not adjust shutter speed instead? The title of this thread implies you can only use one method.
Incident metering may be better in this situation, but for in-camera metering, just aim the camera at a middle gray subject for metering; this will render the middle gray tones near middle gray on film, and the snow portions of the negative should receive additional exposure. Or just add a coupla stops. With either aperture or shutter speed. Your choice, depending.
Getting back to the aperture/shutter speed adjustment, if it's a landscape image (as the subject suggests), maintaining adequate DOF may be more important than a fast shutter speed, if the subject is stationary; in which case I'd recommend keeping the aperture where it's at for adequate DOF and slow the shutter speed by several stops. Or the opposite for moving subjects.
~Joe