Wow, you young wippersnappers sure do make things complicated. Back in
the stone age, prior to the OM1, if we couldn't afford a light meter (weston)
then we used the sunny day rule of thumb and our brains to place exposure.
Today you can use a spot meter and if you don't know the reflectivity of what
you are metering, you can still be two stops or more off. Incident meters are
wonderful and IMHO are best when attached to a meter rather than some gizmo
you put over your camera lenses and say incantations over. Actually, a
syrofoam cup will work about a well. Or, you could meter your hand with an
ancient OM1 and open one stop. That would work quite well. I was not aware
that the older mechanical camera had an old mechanical meter? What on earth
is an "expodisk" and why, Acer, would you spend money on it? Better save your
pennies and buy a new sophistocated camera which has a 1 inch thick manual
and multiple modes to get an exposure reading. On the other hand, you should
pick up a hand held meter for the discipline it will put in your shooting.
If you feel "dumped on" it is because you need a lot of gadgets to
determine something which is quite uncomplicated. As Ansel Adams would
say,"learn your craft." Exposure is easy if you understand it, complicated if
you don't. Do some work with the Zone system, it will do wonders for your
photography and exposure control.
Best wishes,
Roger (an ancient one)
robinsnestphotography.com
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