I don't have a handheld meter yet. Can I get by with the meter in my OM-1,
or should I buy a handheld?
Also, I know how a spot meter works, but I forget what an incident meter
is,or how it works?
If I were to buy a meter, which should I get?
Thanks,
Darin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:09 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: In over my head!
> Ooops! Thanks for the reminder Chris. I've been using an incident
> meter pretty much exclusively for the last couple of years and tend to
> forget the impact of white and black surfaces on reflected light meters.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> Looking at it another way, from your meter reading for snow, open up
>> (over-expose) a full stop to avoid making the snow grey.
>>
>> Chris
>> ~~ >-)-
>> C M I Barker
>> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
>> +44 (0)7092 251126
>> www.threeshoes.co.uk
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>>
>>
>> On 6 Nov 2005, at 16:43, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Snow is the exception to the sunny 16 rule. To avoid burning out snow
>>>in full sun you need to close down a full stop. But you are
>>>advised not
>>>to shoot under these conditions anyhow. Using negative film should
>>>give
>>>you the leeway you need to cover exposure errors.
>>
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