On Mon, 19 May 2003 09:35:13 +0100, "Bhup" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>should I trust them or use a grey card , or chaep light meter/incdience. For

>important shots should i use the grey card etc . another thing I have found

>holding the grey card at different angles produces different resuls. what

>angle should i hold the grey card ? Also its been said metering of green

>lawn is the same as using a grey card , I have tried comparing the two ..

>produces diferent values.

Experiment, experiment, experiment - using a good 100-speed

slide film and calibrated light box as your reference...

Good metering depends on good calibration of the camera's

controls and of the meter (at different light levels), using

a good metering technique (many possibilities...), and

having a good understanding of what it is you are doing when

you meter (including knowing about the color-errors of

meters), and of the limitations/quirks of the particular

gear and materials used... (and, I find "greenery" generally

about one stop below "middle grey", and my hand about one

stop above middle grey - and both can be useful in

metering).