light meters

[P3D Dave Worrell <dworrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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My 2 cents ...

After receiving my first classic stereo camera I decided that a light =
meter would be handy. Alaska's light is always changing. So I dropped by =
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 16:32:47 -0500
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Ye Olde used camera shop looking for something in the 20 dollar range =
(heck I didn't even know if the camera would work at all). I looked at =
several used meters in the under 50 dollar range, but they were all =
pretty beat-up. Finally the manager pulled out a brand new, made in the =
orient, TUNDRA brand, meter. All plastic, totally cheesy, and only 25 =
bucks. Problem was, and is, that classic cameras don't use the same =
shutter speeds as new units, so I ended up using it to give me an =
approximation of the correct aperture at an approximate shutter speed.

Well, 9 months later I'm still using the thing, but it's mostly for =
those tricky shade shots, or funky light and to confirm my judgment.

But recently, on a kayaking trip, the poor thing broke, on the first =
day. Have ya ever tried to field repair a meter on a beach, in the =
drizzle, with a Swiss army knife? I think I got it back together =
properly, and it seemed to show the same numbers as before, but I'll =
never again trust it. But it did make me realize what a crutch having it =
has been, and also reminded me not to throw out the exposure =
instructions on the film box (I'm going to laminate one for reference).

Had I not been able to "fix" it, or to trust my eye, I might not have =
been able to shoot. Excessive reliance on technology can be =
debilitating, I'm glad I wasn't totally dependent. And when I buy a new =
meter (hopefully a better one) I won't let it replace my judgment.

My advice to newbies (like me) is to get a cheap meter but guess your =
exposure first and then use the meter to verify your guess, don't get =
dependent on the tool. Remember: Brain first - tool second.

By the way, I shoot E-6 exclusively (usually Fuji Sensia) and have it =
processed by my local custom lab. 5 dollars per roll (unmounted) and =
available overnight. Check your yellow pages, nearly every town has a =
few custom labs and you'll begin to appreciate having a relationship =
with your lab when you do something stupid (like shoot 400 asa film at =
100) and ask them to correct for it - take it from a guy who knows ...

Dave Worrell
Anchorage, Alaska (where we're at over 20 hrs. of daylight!)


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