[rollei_list] Re: Lightmeters and Estimated Photography

Marc,

Having studied the Zone System, I like to use a spotmeter
to carefully measure the scene when using MF and LF
cameras on a tripod.  I also know how to quickly use the
meters in my Rollei and Leica when speed is important.

But in my mind are the words of my father who said when
teaching me to use the Weston meter, " With film speed of
100, when the meter reads 100 foot candles, the exposure
will be 1/100 second at f11"  That was an average scene in
bright sunlight in NY.

Jerry

Marc James Small wrote:

> At 03:44 PM 4/29/05 -0700, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
> >   I think there was another photoelectric meter before the=20
> >Weston but it was the first popular one and the first to=20
> >have a reliable film speed service.=20
>
> >   I have often used the meter in my Nikon F when shooting=20
> >LF because it has a well defined area of sensitivity and=20
> >I've found it to be very reliable. I've also found the=20
> >built-in meter in my Rolleiflex 2.8E to be reliable.
>
> Shame on you, Richard.
>
> Both Gossen and Metrawatt in Europe were producing photoelectric meters at
> the same time as Weston.  While Weston produced the first branded hand-held
> meter, it was Metrawatt of Nurnberg which produced the first clip-on meter
> for the Leitz camera, a rather rare 1939 product. =20
>
> But, in the end, any photographer who cannot properly evaluate a sunlit
> scene and determine the exposure from his own head needs to rethink the
> process.  Using another camera to determine the exposure is less a
> confession of weakness:  it is an acknowledgement of a failure to
> comprehend the mixture of light and subject which allows us to take
> pictures.  An undue reliance on a lightmeter indicates a failure of
> understanding.
>
> Marc
>
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