seaton carew Posted February 16, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 16, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) HI folks. How accurate is the light meter in the D2. Have any of you used a grey card other than indoors. Sc, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest purpledot Posted February 16, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 16, 2010 HI folks.How accurate is the light meter in the D2. Have any of you used a grey card other than indoors. I have never had any problems nor needed any grey cards. Occasionally, with back lit objects, I choose spot, but I don't even bother shooting raw to be able to recover some stops. Also because the out of camera jpegs are so good Excellent prayer btw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveleo Posted February 16, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 16, 2010 here is a discussion we had on metering. may not be exactly what you asked, but it might help . . . http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/104739-spot-metering-d2.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelb Posted February 17, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 17, 2010 HI folks.How accurate is the light meter in the D2. Have any of you used a grey card other than indoors. As far as I am concerned it is accurate, I come to that conclusion not from measurement but from the quality of the images and the lack of post processing that I have to do. Never used a grey card in 35 years of photography. Nigel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaton carew Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted February 17, 2010 Thanks guys for passing on your knowledge, I hadn't doubted the Leica capability for one seconed so will leave the card in the draw. Sc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thawley Posted February 17, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 17, 2010 HI folks.How accurate is the light meter in the D2. Have any of you used a grey card other than indoors. Sc, Short answer: The metering is very good. Better answer: It's a reflective meter. Reflective meters require user interaction (thinking). If you really want to get the most out of the Digilux 2 and its metering, get yourself an inexpensive hand held meter that allows you to measure reflective light and incident light. In case you aren't aware of the difference, reflective measures the light bouncing OFF your subject back to your sensor/film. Incident measures the light that is falling ON your subject. So, incident is purely measuring light - whereas reflective is measuring the light as it reflects. This will measurement will be inconsistent depending on the color and color value of the object you are shooting and the direction of the light. With a hand held meter you can measure both ways and train your "mental muscles" to hone in on the difference. In time, you'll get to recognize the shortcomings of your camera's reflective meter and (here's the beauty of the Digilux 2 analog controls) just click that aperture ring up or down a notch and have much better control over your exposures. Shoot with a hand held meter in incident mode and look at your Digilux 2 photos... if you think they're great now, you'll be blown away by the accuracy of an incident reading. And the beauty of the meter? It teaches. Ultimately, you'll have a grasp on what the light is doing and it all will become second nature. You'll use the camera's meter merely as a guide and you'll take control. IMO. JT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrethorst Posted February 17, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thorsten taped two D2s together and took pictures, which are on his site. There was a (to me anyway) a larger than expected difference between the two in program mode. Conclusion was to learn your specific camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaton carew Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted February 17, 2010 Big thanks to John and all. will take heed of your knowledgeable replies at put them into action. Sc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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