Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Advice on incident meter
From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 10:25:08 -0400

Yes, it is actually a combo incident/reflective meter with a hotshoe mount.
Not too handy for incident readings from a tripod, to be sure.

Dan (trying in futility to remove foot from mouth)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Peter Jon
> White
> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 9:49 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Advice on incident meter
>
>
> > Wow, that is one _small_ incident light meter.  Anyone have
> > any experience
> > with it?  Be nice to be able to mount an incident meter on
> > the M hotshoe.
>
> You use an incident meter by placing it in the same light as your subject,
> and pointing it towards the camera. The idea is that you are measuring the
> light falling on the subject, rather than the light reflected off the
> subject. So mounting it on your camera wouldn't be much help, especially
> when you're using a tripod. ;-)
>
> Peter Jon White
> Peter White Cycles
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