On 2017-05-13 07:24:58 +0000, David Taylor
said:

On 12/05/2017 19:40, Savageduck wrote:
On 2017-05-12 18:29:36 +0000, Alfred Molon said:
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Not sure I understand why you would need an external metering device in
such cases. Can't you just take the shot and if it comes over- or
underexposed, simply adjust the exposure and retake the shot?

For many photographers there is a concept called "getting it right".

... and "right" is what the camera produces, not what some incident
light meter tells you. You may want some special effect (e.g. sunsets,
night shots...).

It is for those odd times and special effects when the camera isn't
necessarily reliable thay an incident meter becomes useful.

The outdoor/landscape scenario I can think of is using ND filters such
as a Lee Big Stopper for long exposure shots. A lightmeter can make
those calculations much more precisely than the guess work when
depending on the camera which isn't going to meter accurately behind a
10 stop ND.

Colour temperature metering could be of interest, though, and possibly
studio photography, which is not something I do.


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Regards,

Savageduck