peterm1
Veteran
As I used to exclusively shoot print film with a wide latitude - especially ones like Ilford Xp2, I found a hand held meter was all I needed with my M3. Mostly it was sufficient to take one ambient light reading then keep that setting. If I wandered under a shady tree I slowed the shutter speed down one to one and half stops. If the clouds came our maybe one stop. I fouond I quickly became sensitive to changes in light through the day. Mostly one or two readings a day were all I needed. Worked well.
Contarama
Well-known
Sometimes...mostly I bracket from sunny 16 bearings and just good old plain experience. My approach is to get to know a camera...really know a camera...
It took me a long time and a lot of pictures to get to this stage though. Even with that I am still mediocre in the grand scheme of things...but I keep on trying to get better.
It took me a long time and a lot of pictures to get to this stage though. Even with that I am still mediocre in the grand scheme of things...but I keep on trying to get better.
mark_pw
Established
Some Freebies
Some Freebies
There are some free iPhone/iPod apps doing the job. I tried them. Some are quite accurate when compared with the metering of my EOS 40D and Fujifilm x10. My test results are here.
Some Freebies
There are some free iPhone/iPod apps doing the job. I tried them. Some are quite accurate when compared with the metering of my EOS 40D and Fujifilm x10. My test results are here.
one90guy
Well-known
On cameras without meters I use The Sunny 16 but will double check myself, especially in partly sunny areas. Cameras that have meters, I always check out new purchases.
David
David