do you use a light meter?

[egpj]

I prefer using a meter most of the time to get an initial reading and start working from there. I rely on two different meters depending on what I am shooting. When out ambling about with the IIf a Sekonic Twinmate L-208 is small and very convenient while on the long walk-about. For work that I really want to be right I have a Sekonic L-558 that is my light Bible. It has a good range and has never let me down. I subscribe to always using a light meter when able. But now I meter the light without even thinking about it most of the time and start working. If I have the impression that light conditions aree changing significantly then I just meter again, gotten to the point when I do that automatically.

Glenn

 

[egpj]

By the way, the incident meter is the only way for me 95% of the time.

 

[MCTuomey]

lovely composition, jkelly. judging from this shot, the meter that's in your head seems well-calibrated.

 

[PeterL]

When I got my Zorki in Februari, I got myself a cheap Leningrad light meter that was okay for daylight work. I used it in the beginning, but these days I'm basically too lazy to carry it along. I can guesstimate daylight (sun/cloudy) pretty well now. It's mainly for indoor light and longer exposures with my Leica iiic that I ordered a more sensitive light meter. Probably, I'll end up using the light meter as a calibration tool for my guesstimates. I don't trust myself for slides yet, though. I should study Fred Parker's site more closely, it's a great resource.


Peter.

 

[edodo]

I use a light meter, its bulky but permits to expose quite precisely velvia and astia. I use incident meter most of the time with a sekonic studio master