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Subject: RE: [OM] Exposure memory and center weighted metering was: Olymp
From: Wayne Harridge <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:10:18 +1100
George wrote:


So, in other words, meters are only good for black and white, eh? "The blue
sky will be out by at least one stop"??? Better tell John Shaw to stop
recommending we check our meters against "a clear North sky."  And red out
by two stops?  How *did* I get all those red barn shots, anyway?  

If meters are that bad your exposure for the red barn will also be out by 2
stops in your B&W exposure - it is the spectral response of the meter that
"seems" to be at fault, not the film.

Surely the spectral response of a meter cell is well characterised by the
cell (semiconductor) manufacturer.  I know I have seen spectral response
curves for CdS cells in the past - but never seen one with 2 stops variation
over the visible spectrum.

...Wayne



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