Comments on: 02 – metering modes http://neilvn.com/tangents photography by Neil van Niekerk Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Neil http://neilvn.com/tangents/exposure-metering/metering-modes/#comment-538 Neil Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:30:00 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/exposure-metering/metering-modes/#comment-538 <blockquote>Dana, I would never tell anyone not to get a handheld flashmeter (ie, a lightmeter with flash metering capability), but for most simple studio lighting, and for pretty much all outdoor lighting, I can get by with interpreting the histogram; using my camera's built-in meter; or just checking the LCD preview. More on this page about <a href="http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/7-metering-techniques/" rel="nofollow">metering techniques</a>. Neil vN</blockquote>

Dana, I would never tell anyone not to get a handheld flashmeter (ie, a lightmeter with flash metering capability), but for most simple studio lighting, and for pretty much all outdoor lighting, I can get by with interpreting the histogram; using my camera’s built-in meter; or just checking the LCD preview.

More on this page about metering techniques.

Neil vN

]]> By: Dana http://neilvn.com/tangents/exposure-metering/metering-modes/#comment-539 Dana Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:22:03 +0000 http://planetneil.com/tangents/exposure-metering/metering-modes/#comment-539 Hi Neil, i was wondering, do you advocate the use of incident meters instead of the in-camera meter? I am toying with the idea of renting one to see if I get more accurate results. Was wondering if you use one too. Hi Neil,

i was wondering, do you advocate the use of incident meters instead of the in-camera meter? I am toying with the idea of renting one to see if I get more accurate results. Was wondering if you use one too.

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