Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 28: Metering Part 4: Advanced Metering

In this episode Mark Wallace talks to us about some advanced features of the Sekonic L-758 DR. Mark shows us some of his favorite metering tricks as well as using the spot metering feature to meter using the zone system.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Mark Wallace
• Sekonic
• metering
• zone system
• digital photography
• camera
• snapfactory
• studio lighting
• strobe

[Hubert545Irma]

sponsors are needed.... Mark is telling us that you can calibrate your light meter via Sekonic Data Transfer! Sounds marvellous. But he forget to tell that the Sekonic driver is not usable with Apple's Snow Leopard. So you can buy a pricy light meter and a VERY PRICE Sekonic Greycard that very restricting for Apple users. I asked the question a few days ago via Chat in the chatroom at CreativeLive but of course no answer. I understand sponsors are needed....

[snapfactory]

@Hubert545Irma Actually you CAN use the calibration tools on a Mac (with snow leopard). Check out Sekonic for latest updates.

[sethparr]

I think it's valid information but what happened to learning Stops and training oneself to see light. I understand sponsors are needed but I'd love to see actual teaching and not so much product plug advertising. I did like the hand free metering mode but everything else seemed more like a complex way of keeping track of 2 to 3 lights when that could be done through simple mathematics.

Not to sound like a jerk but the reflective meters in most DSL's with spot metering are right on.

[alisokarno1]

i watched all 28 episods untill now.. i guess its OK

[CelloO1970]

Thanks Mark this was a very good tutorial.....

gretings form the Netherlands

[gotrottin]

I've tried 3 times to buy items from Adorama, but each time they were out of stock.

[TheKdwurg]

can you meter the light color temp

[gishiri]

can you please explain more ...step by step about zone system

[lamyeechiu]

so the Sekonic 758 incident metering is leading you to underexpose at f8. isn't the whole idea of using a incident light meter for correct exposure?

[lamyeechiu]

so the Sekonic 758 incident metering is leading you to underexpose at f8.