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Re: [OM] Incident Light metering

Subject: Re: [OM] Incident Light metering
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 17:00:53 -0400
It does help to double check the link.  I guess it could have been 
something much more embarassing.  :-)
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/221078-REG/Sekonic_401_358_L_358_Flash_Master_Meter.html>

Chuck Norcutt


Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> This is my choice <http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/newsite2006/slide-film.html>
> It's not terribly large, is about in the middle of the price range, does 
> ambient, flash (and especially important to me) it reports the 
> percentage of flash vs ambient in 10% increments.  That makes fill flash 
> a piece of cake since when the flash is 20-30% of the exposure you have 
> good fill lighting ( I prefer 20% rather than 30).  It has good battery 
> life (a year or two) and (with its optional radio module) can also 
> trigger Pocket Wizard receivers.  I don't use Pocket Wizards (even 
> though I have the optional module) since it's easy to attach your chosen 
> transmitter via a short PC cable.
> 
> The only thing I don't like is that the rotary exposure change dial 
> seems to have the wrong sense of direction.  It turns to the right for 
> increasing exposure but that means that shutter speeds and focal ratios 
> are going down.  I know it and have always known it but I almost 
> invariably turn the dial in the wrong direction the first time. :-)
> 
> Chuck Norcutt
> 
> 
> Paul Cox wrote:
>> I'm interested in a hand-held meter because the camera with which I am
>> currently enthralled (Voigtländer Perkeo) has no meter.  As small and nice
>> as OM bodies are, I got tired of carrying around one of mine just for the
>> meter, and don't yet trust myself, even with print film, to use sunny 16 and
>> guess.  I'm likely the odd man out around here though.
>>
>> I hope the Lunasix is still properly calibrated.  That is a nice looking
>> meter. :-D
>>
>> Paul C
>>
>>
>>> Why does it stay there over my desk, instead of inside my Lowepro bag?
>>>
>>>
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