Flashmeter

["Stan Patz" <skp113@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 22:26:42 +0800
>From: danzig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Flashmeter's

>Does anyone here have any recommendations ? Remember I'm
>going pro, so I'll want a versatile system, that'll last me a long >time 
>with no need to change.

Dear Ket,

If you buy a Sekonic or Minolta flashmeter, you will probably get something 
very useful. But consider this alternative; it provides more information 
than a meter and is less expensive in the short run.

I have been a professional photographer in NYC for almost 35 years and I 
rarely use a lightmeter - for tungsten or strobe. I shoot Polaroid proofs.

A meter will tell you about the quantity of light, but a picture will show 
you the quality of the light. Big difference. On a still life, I often spend 
more $$$ on Polaroids than on real film.

My method is to shoot Polaroid #52 (4x5) with a .6ND (2 fstops). That brings 
the speed of the #52 - 400ASA - to the speed of my TMX or EPP.
Figure out your own system and test thoroughly.

Stan Patz  NYC


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