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Re: [OM] Incident Light metering

Subject: Re: [OM] Incident Light metering
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 20:04:15 +1000
Be careful how you use the word 'always'!
I had a job yesterday shooting clothing - expensive designer jeans -  
about 35 pairs ranging from around $300-750 (who would pay THAT for  
jeans?)
Switching from black jeans to white (twice) and back an incident  
reading would have been a problem as they reflect very different  
amounts of light. I had to hold all detail in both. I needed trial and  
error in manual, moving up and down the aperture scale with especial  
reference to the blown highlight indicator on the display review.
Some days I give thanks for digital, and Lightroom.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 13/05/2010, at 6:07 PM, Dawid Loubser wrote:

> But when it comes to accuracy, a reflected-light meter is denied
> the simple fact of "how much light is there, actually?". I maintain
> that an incident light meter will always be more accurate to capture
> the chosen subject correctly (of course, provided you can actually  
> meter
> the light, i.e. that it's not distant).

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