Tips for Buying & Using a Camera : How to Read a Hand-Held Light Meter

When reading a hand-held light meter, make sure the ISO setting is correct and point the cone of the meter toward the subject to get an accurate reading. Learn how to read a hand-held light meter with the tips in this free video on photography tips from a professional photographer.

Expert: Franc Anderson
Contact: www.anderson.hu
Bio: Franc Anderson is a Northern Irish photographer who has been living and working in Budapest for the last 11 years.
Filmmaker: Paul Volniansky

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• cameras
• film
• images
• art
• light
• digital cameras
• 35mm

[drew0112]

Finally someone who knows how to teach! Short & sweet and helpful!

[MangoChunks]

Excellent advice, quick, clear and concise! I only wish that you could discuss using the settings these particular meters have for measuring exposure of motion picture. If I'm not mistaken, this is the Minolta K3 or something? A friend had one and I recall a few menus with FPS metering.

[jrandolph1046]

Good job To the point

[Kaddhali]

Thank you!

[Delubo]

I like this instruction. Thanks

[oevt]

I have such meter.I have being seeing Adorama's and a Sekonic that can do much better. The voice is so soft and paused and long that it does make it endless.....

[pjos111]

Brill video straight to the point ! O you sound like your an N Ireland bloke?

[76cas]

Thanks, your video is valuable

[hollynat]

THANKS FOR THIS !!!!!!

[a6km]

@Orcinus24x5 I would say the main light source.

[a6km]

Just a thought, did you know that your digital sensor in your camera see things in grey ? No colours, that is the post processing which adds colours, but the chip no matter how expensive camera you have APS-C, 35mm or medium format will see things in a grey scale, that's why is a light meter a great thing because it sees things in grey as well. And why 18 % grey is a mid tone ? It has to do how our brain and eyes process light and for them 18% is mid grey.

[rajesh1080p]

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