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used. See my page on how to use a digital camera as a light meter (page 87).
Today I only use my handheld meters for their calculator dials to convert the readings from
the digital camera's ISO to the reading I need for my film's ISO. I use the hand-held meters
reading only as a sanity check.
See also my page on light meters (page 77).
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Have fun! Just shoot a lot and know that it's normal to need compensation. Be bold and
just make your images as you want them. Never think that the meter is responsible for a
correct exposure. It's your responsibility to know your meter and interpret its readings as
needed.
A2/2 Correct Digital Exposure page and
Do Nikons Underexpose (page 57)?
See also Exposure (page 50) and The Nikon Matrix Meter (page 50).
INTRODUCTION
Correct exposure is different for different kinds of film and very different for digital.
Because of this there is a lot of confusion over what is correct exposure.
Let me explain.
BASICS
Exposure
Exposure is the lightness or darkness of a picture. That's the easy part.
The confusion starts when people misconstrue exposure as an absolute.
It's not.
Correct exposure depends on what you're going to do with any given file or film.
Correct exposure also depends on the subject's lighting ratio (range from light to dark).
Exposure Latitude
Exposure Latitude also is not an absolute. Latitude, or how far off your exposure can be
and still be acceptable, depends on all the factors above. Latitude is your room for error in
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