On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 02:24:45 GMT, "Steven Wandy"
wrote:

I think that you should point an incidental meter toward the primary
light source (not the camera), while holding it at the location of the
subject.


Nope, nada - to use an incident meter you hold it in front of the subject
and point it directly at the camera lens as the previous poster stated.


I was always told the light meter's dome should be directly lit by the
same source that's lighting the subject. Been doing it this way for
25 years... hasn't failed me yet.

However, if you want to get anal about it grin, two readings should
be taken. One pointing at the light source, the other pointing at the
camera. The correct exposure would be halfway between these two
results. Still... I maintain that pointing at the light source is
good enough.