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-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- graywolf wrote: > For general photography an incident light meter will provide you with > the most consistent results, if you bother to learn how to use it. It > will be easier to use than a spotmeter, and more accurate then a a built > in meter. Every incident meter I have ever owned could also be used as a > reflective meter as well. > > Several of us have said this, over and over, over the years here on the > list. But of course techno-geeks will continue to insist that a 1 degree > spotmeter is best (it is, in those 2% of cases where nothing else will > work, in which case I just use my best guess), but you need ten minutes > to get your readings and determine the best possible exposure, plus you > need to be able to recognize various tonalities to read. > > I can recommend from personal experience (I have never owned a Gossen or > Minolta) the Weston Master series of meters --old-old--, the Vivitar > 250XL --old-- (do not use it in the cold, the dial motor draws too much > current and burns out the IC, otherwise it was my favorite of the all > meters I've ever owned), the Sekonic Studio meter --old to current-- (I > am on my 3rd one now. No they aren't unreliable, I just wind up selling > them thinking I am going to get something better), the Sekonic L-308B > (mine is dead, after 10-12 years) my second favorite of all the meters I > have owned. Note: both the L-308 and the 250XL had flash capability > which was very important to me when I was a working photographer. You > will note that all of those except the L-308B have analog dials, the > advantage of the L-308 is that is is shit pocket sized which overcomes > the lack of an analog dial a bit. The advantage of the analog dial is > that you can see all the shutter-speed/f-stop combinations without > having to juggle them in your head. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
