From: Sauerwald Mark <mark_sauerwald@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Basic question on light Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:30:30 -0800 (PST) > "What is the intensity of the light being reflected > from the metered surface in lumens?" - I believe that > there should be a correlation - my guess is that it > should look something like: > A*T/F^2 = K*ln(I) > where A is the rated speed from the lightmeter (ASA) > T is the shutter speed (Time that the shutter is open) > F is the F stop - A being set on the meter, T and F > being read from the meter. > K would be some constant, and I the refelected light > intensity in linear units such as lumens. Or you can read the meter by the EV value at ISO 100/21 and write the luminance in terms of k 2^EV. The constant k depends on the calibration of the light meter. (As far as I know, Sekonic and Minolta, for example, calibrate their meters to different constants.) I only know the case of Sekonic L-408, and in this case k is about 0.125 (Sekonic's published value). But this number is only meant for noncritical measurements. -- Ryuji Suzuki "Keep a good head and always carry a light camera." ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.