Certainly and also for the case of flash. I carry an incident meter all
the time but it's rarely used apart from flash work.
Chuck Norcutt
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Sometimes a histogram is of limited value - such as a studio shot with
> a large area of white or black background.
> If I didn't have an incident meter, available light shots would be
> tricky.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 27/03/2010, at 10:41 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> With a good histogram (maybe
>> turned on and off with a simple button press) I don't need any spot
>> metering at all. Even today with my 5D I have never used the spot
>> meter. If I have any serious question about exposure I'll simply
>> take a
>> test shot and examine the histogram.
>
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