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Re: [OM] gray cards and palms

Subject: Re: [OM] gray cards and palms
From: *- DORIS FANG -* <sfsttj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:04:13 -0500 (EST)

On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, William Sommerwerck wrote:

> "I agree [that] by averaging several perceived mid-tones, you dampen the
> effect of any one single error. But IMHO, simpler than spending too much
> time spot-metering perceived mid-tones is to learn to use a grey card
> (or one's hand), since that can be a known reflectance, eliminating any
> need for guesswork."
> 
> Good point. But what if the scene illumination is substantially
> different from the light where you're standing?

  Then the spot will work better (provided you have the experience
to grasp reflectance or luminance).
 
> One of the nice things about spot metering is that it makes it easy to
> meter your palm -- and you don't have to carry a large gray card!

  It is easy to meter one's palm with almost any camera. As much as I 
love OM stuff, I've done it zillions of times with Nikons and Canons.

> By the way, the Sekonic L-508 meter lets you store two readings in
> memory and average them.

  The Minolta Flashmeter V can average stored readings, and bias
them towards highlights/shadows. The Minolta Spot Meter F does the same
thing.  
                                       *= Doris Fang =*



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