Incident metering for landscape?

[unpopular]

My manual film camera doesn't have a meter.

If you're bracketing four places, perhaps you ought to invest in one.

 

[AlanKlein]

I meant to say I had a separate meter. I bracket anyway, because it's worth the extra film used not to miss a shot because of a bad exposure setting from misreading my meter.

 

[unpopular]

I meant to say I had a separate meter. I bracket anyway, because it's worth the extra film used not to miss a shot because of a bad exposure setting from misreading my meter.

It seems like bracketing is a good way to ensure the shot was crap regardless of how it was exposed, and if I don't bracket it's a goo way to ensure everything will be under exposed.

This is the real reason I shot Sensia or Astia and not Velvia. I yammer about how much I hate Velvia and that it lacks "subtlety" and all that hocus pokus, but the truth is, I'm just not good enough for such an unforgiving film.

 

[AlanKlein]

In fast changing light such as during the golden hour before sunset, it's easy to miss the correct exposure reading. So bracketing helps with exposure problems. I t has nothing to do with shooting a "crap" picture. Give Velvia a chance if you like the colors. Just bracket if you're afraid you'll miss the exposure. There's no shame it that. After a while, and keeping notes as to your exposures, you may find that you don't have to bracket, especially during the middle of the day when the light changes slowly.

 

[unpopular]

LOL - that was partly a joke. Yes, I always miss with velvia, but likewise I really don't like the colors.

But you're absolutely right, there is nothing wrong with bracketing, naturally though, you need to know where to bracket from. There are folks who can look at a scene and get a good estimate, I'm not one of those people.

For chome, just spot meter off the diffuse hilights and increase by two stops. Films with low tolerance will just be less forgiving about what "diffuse hilights" mean.