I basically agree with Jan and Walt on this - I probably shoot at least 80%
incident, and it saves much brain work. Exceptions for me:
- Subject in different light than me and I can't go there
- High magnification macro where I'm not sure of exact magnification and
I don't feel like stopping to stick a ruler in the frame
- Polarizer, where filter factor can vary with degree of polarization in
incoming light
- Very dark or light subjects, which can fall off bottom or top of curve
(here I do both, and if subject is metering way off incident I
compromise)
In steady light, shooting rapidly (e.g. action) it's great: set aperture and
exposure, don't worry about foreground or background tones (for exposure
anyway), do "reciprocal" aperture/shutter adjustment as desired.
Andrew
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 14:40:21 -0400
> From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
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