Calibrating your camera's lightmeter.

[malkav41]

Hello everybody,

I was wondering if it is necessary to try, and calibrate the meter in your camera if you are going to be shooting negative film?

I ask this, because I read in a photography book (Shoot!) about doing so, but the person who wrote it was making references to slide film (Kodachrome). I understand that slide film has a narrower exposure latitude than print film does, and you want to have your lightmeter be as accurate as possible, but is this a necessary thing to do for print film?

Thanks,

Ed.

 

[Mike_E]

Not so much, negative film has a far larger range.

It is still a good idea to try a grey card and see how your meter does. It might be way off and if so you should know.