On Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 10:47, ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
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wrote re "Re: [OM] more on multi-spot" saying:
> I'd like to stress what Wayne is saying... Whatever *you* pick to take your
> meter reading from, the exposure system will try to render that as 18 0ray.
> So, if you DO NOT want any exposure compensation, and you want to just get a
> 'normal' exposure and there's nothing tricky in the scene, you have to meter
> something that's as close to 18 0ray in reflectance. This, of course, can be
> a gray card, the front or back of your hand (depending on your skin type),or
> something in the scene, such as grass.-- just be sure to hold your card or
> hand in the same light that's falling on your subject-- IOW- don't hold your
> hand in the shadow of your body.
Untanned caucasian skin is about 36% reflectance.
Calibrate your hand vs an 18 0ray card "beforehand".
tOM
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