Q-dog
Established
Hi,
I have just tried my new Sekonic L-208 meter. One thing that confuses me is how to direct the sphere when metering ambient light. When I take a reflective metering on a yellow brick wall I get an EV value of 13. This pretty much agrees with the value I get when metering with my Bessa. Now when I put the Sekonic against the wall and take a reading I get an EV value of 10. This is with the sphere pointing horizontally. When I point the sphere upwards to the sky I get a value closer to 13 as expected. In the Sekonic manual it says that the sphere should be directed against the camera. But it seems to me that this will result in overexposure. Can anyone advice me in the best practice using the L-208?
/Ola
I have just tried my new Sekonic L-208 meter. One thing that confuses me is how to direct the sphere when metering ambient light. When I take a reflective metering on a yellow brick wall I get an EV value of 13. This pretty much agrees with the value I get when metering with my Bessa. Now when I put the Sekonic against the wall and take a reading I get an EV value of 10. This is with the sphere pointing horizontally. When I point the sphere upwards to the sky I get a value closer to 13 as expected. In the Sekonic manual it says that the sphere should be directed against the camera. But it seems to me that this will result in overexposure. Can anyone advice me in the best practice using the L-208?
/Ola
Larry H-L
Well-known
For the two readings to be the same, the brick wall would have to be "18%" middle gray. Since the wall is yellow, it is reflecting more light. If you use the reflective reading off of the yellow wall, your images will be under-exposed. Find a medium-red brick wall, the readings should be closer.