Don't have one, but interesting. Seems limited because it does not measure flash. That would not be helpful trying to measure a flash fill or multiple flash situation as well.
I just got one of these for x-mas. Not quite sure what the benefit of using this instead of the in-camera metering is. Is external light metering perhaps more useful when you are shooting with film, not digital like me?
I just got one of these for x-mas. Not quite sure what the benefit of using this instead of the in-camera metering is. Is external light metering perhaps more useful when you are shooting with film, not digital like me?
The computerized meter inside your camera can and will be tricked in a variety of lighting situations (too much black or too much white). Hand-held Light Meters will alleviate problems associated with the camera’s meter and give you better control of your exposures.
Seems like a complete waste of money to me - flash light meters make sense, this - come on, every decent camera can bracket and shoot RAW and if you're shooting at a slow enough pace to take a light meter reading for every shot you could just manually set your exposure and check the histogram.
you're certainly welcome to your opinion, personally I've been trying to study the basics of photography. Trying to be very deliberate and get it right in camera the first time.
Seems like a complete waste of money to me - flash light meters make sense, this - come on, every decent camera can bracket and shoot RAW and if you're shooting at a slow enough pace to take a light meter reading for every shot you could just manually set your exposure and check the histogram.
I'm thinking about getting a light meter for non-flash work. Shooting models indoors against a window as backlighting is challenging. The in-camera metering doesn't cope...
I'm thinking about getting a light meter for non-flash work. Shooting models indoors against a window as backlighting is challenging. The in-camera metering doesn't cope...
For studio work you might want an incident light meter -- one which you position in the same place as the madel/subject and measure the light hitting it, rather than an average of the light reflected from the area, as your in-camera meter does.
Trying to be very deliberate and get it right in camera the first time.
Fair enough.
If your camera has a spot metering function (pretty sure it would), you can use the old rules of thumb from the film days - green things are -2/3 of a stop, snow is at least +1, etc. Don't quote me on those, it's been a long time.
For a spot meter, it considers correct exposure to be for an 18% gray object; anything else you'd have to adjust for.
As for the backlit-against-a-window portraits, an incident meter might be the ticket, or you could just go +2 or +3 stops and evaluative-meter the window from inside.
That's a challenging situation for sure. Are you doing full silhouettes, or using a reflector of some kind?
I just got one of these for x-mas. Not quite sure what the benefit of using this instead of the in-camera metering is. Is external light metering perhaps more useful when you are shooting with film, not digital like me?
Their target market is hipsters with iPhones and old film cameras. So you are correct.
My understanding from talking to some hipsters is that it actually works really well at what it does, and is a lot smaller to carry than a regular light meter.
I just got one of these for x-mas. Not quite sure what the benefit of using this instead of the in-camera metering is. Is external light metering perhaps more useful when you are shooting with film, not digital like me?
Their target market is hipsters with iPhones and old film cameras. So you are correct.
My understanding from talking to some hipsters is that it actually works really well at what it does, and is a lot smaller to carry than a regular light meter.
My only problem is the price for that one I originally linked to. They want $150 for it and I found a used Gossen on Craigslist for $115. Fits in the palm of your hand and has all the functionality that phone one doesn't
I just got one of these for x-mas. Not quite sure what the benefit of using this instead of the in-camera metering is. Is external light metering perhaps more useful when you are shooting with film, not digital like me?
Their target market is hipsters with iPhones and old film cameras. So you are correct.
My understanding from talking to some hipsters is that it actually works really well at what it does, and is a lot smaller to carry than a regular light meter.
My only problem is the price for that one I originally linked to. They want $150 for it and I found a used Gossen on Craigslist for $115. Fits in the palm of your hand and has all the functionality that phone one doesn't
But...but...iphone!
Actually, I agree about the price. It's a very basic thing that should sell for much less money. The only reason it sells for that much is because of the iphone integration.
